JICA PRESENTS STUDY REPORT ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MONGOLIA

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2017-09-15 10:47:17
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ President of Mongolia Kh Battulga received Sato Mutsumi, Director of Representative Office of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Mongolia on September 14. The latter presented the Detailed Report on General Study on Regional Development of Mongolia carried out by JICA.

President Battulga, while recalling his meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Director of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, said that they had talked about consolidating cooperation of Mongolia and Japan for development. “JICA’s releasing of the General Study of Regional Development is the most timely achievement”, noted the President. The study had been conducted for a whole year since February 2015, motivated by two main factors. At first, development gap between urban and rural areas have been widening as population gets denser and industrialization concentrates in Ulaanbaatar. Secondly, Mongolia’s economy hinges upon mining and therefore, a study had to be conducted concerning the development of other industrial sectors. 

Mr. Sato informed that the study suggests Mongolia should be developed as an industrial corridor, developing industrial corridor vertically and green development corridor horizontally.  

Japanese diplomatic mission to Mongolia, JICA and the Office of the President of Mongolia should all pay attention in order to put this into action, said the President, and the Government and private sector must play their parts, as well.

Present at the meeting were, Chief of Staff of the President’s Office Z.Enkhbold, Vice Chairman of the Office B.Saruul and Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies. 
B.Ooluun
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