Ulaanbaatar
“Issue concerning construction of border checkpoint terminal will be finalized on February 15”
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. At the regular meeting of the Cabinet today on February 9, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economic Development B.Javkhlan made a presentation on the Prime Minister’s visit to the People’s Republic of China, issues concerning border checkpoints that were discussed in its framework, and its current state.
“During the visit, additional meetings were organized alongside those that were scheduled. This could be considered as a positive outcome of the visit. As instructed by the Prime Minister, a working meeting was held with the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission’s Deputy Chairman in charge of matters relating to Mongolia. At the meeting, we discussed five projects that are of high economic importance.
The issue concerning the expansion of operations at border checkpoints such as Gashuunsukhait - Gantsmod and Shiveekhuren - Sekhee by connecting them by rail was agreed, and the railway border crossing points were finalized. We have now entered the next stage of matters, which is the construction of a freight terminal in order to utilize the connection by rail. As the feasibility study carried out by the Mongolian side for the terminal has been handed over to the side of China, meetings that were initially scheduled for late February and early March are planned to be organized on February 15,” said Minister B.Javkhlan.
He also highlighted that the Prime Minister has tasked the corresponding officials to complete the works to renew border checkpoints by the end of the year during the Cabinet meeting.
