Ulaanbaatar Mayor receives MCC representatives
UlaanbaatarUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Governor of the capital city and Mayor
of Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar received Vice President, Department of Compact
Operations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Fatema Z. Sumar,
Acting Managing Director of Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America Amanda
Jennings, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to
Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski on March 14.
At the outset of the meeting, the Mayor noted that the
entry-into-force of the revised Law on Legal Status of Ulaanbaatar city has
bolstered the capital city’s capacity to be developed socially, economically,
as well as financially independent. He then thanked Vice President Fatema Z.
Sumar for co-implementing the Second Millenium Challenge Compact which is
designed to increase water supply in Ulaanbaatar city. He highlighted that the
program is being implemented through interrelated projects such as Ulaanbaatar
Western Water Supply Source Project, the Wastewater Recycling Project, and the
Water Sustainability Project.
For her part, Vice President Fatema Z. Sumar underscored that
the signing of the MCC-Mongolia Water Compact between the Government of
Mongolia and the MCC marked an important milestone in the partnership between
Mongolia and the U.S.
Moreover, she noted that the construction of a water treatment
plant is being carried out as part of the project. “In order to reduce Water
Supply and Sewerage Authority expenditures, preparations are underway for a
project to fully automate 182 water kiosks and turn them into 24-hour
operation, which will not only simplify people's daily lives but also reduce
water costs”, she added.
CAPITAL CITY TRAINING,
RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY