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‘Greening the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor: A visual synthesis’ report launched
Environment
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The launch of a new report ‘Greening
the China–Mongolia–Russia economic corridor - A visual synthesis’ took place in
both virtual and face-to-face format on October 1 at the International
Environment House in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, illustrating the Belt and
Road developments in Mongolia, was prepared by Zoï Environment Network, with
the support of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the Permanent
Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations in Geneva.
The report launch event was attended by L.Purevsuren, Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the
United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Martine
Rohn, Deputy Head, International Affairs Division, Federal Office for the
Environment, Switzerland, Otto Simonett, Director, Zoï Environment
Network, Rowan Palmer, Programme Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure
Partnership, representatives of Geneva-based international environmental
organizations and Swiss private sector and Chamber of Commerce and Industry and
some researchers..
Ambassador L.Purevsuren noted that major infrastructure projects of railroads and roads to be implemented as part of the Trilateral Corridor Program will not only connect Russia and China, but also create the shortest corridor between Europe and Asia. He stressed that these projects are open to third-party involvement and investment and that the Mongolian side is committed to using the most advanced environmentally friendly technologies in the projects implementation in compliance with international standards.
“Mongolia launched an initiative aimed at ensuring environmental
sustainability in infrastructure projects in 2017 and had a resolution adopted at
the UN Environment Assembly in 2019. The initiative has been widely appreciated
at the global level,” said United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) representative
Rowan Palmer, adding that Mongolia was the first country to join
UNEP's Partnership for Action on Green Economy.
