Ulaanbaatar
The President of Mongolia Visits the Zamiin Uud Border Port
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, February
17, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The President of Mongolia, U.Khurelsukh, visited the Zamiin-Uud border
port, which is one of the main logistics centers in Dornogovi region. The
Zamiin-Uud border port ensures the passage of about 70% of cargo and 30% of
passengers across the state border and generates 15% of customs revenues.
Since 2019, construction works have begun to upgrade the infrastructure of
the Zamiin-Uud Port in cooperation with China. Within the framework of the
"New Revival Policy", developed by the Government of Mongolia, the
project "Construction and Infrastructure of Zamiin-Uud port" is being
currently implemented. As part of this project, the following works are
planned:
- Construction of 30 buildings and facilities in the passenger-transport
section;
- Construction of 28 buildings and structures in the cargo section;
- Heavy-duty road construction;
- Installation work of common utilities and communication lines;
- The construction of the external power supply line and the completion of
the project is about 91%.
During the state visit of the President of Mongolia to the People's
Republic of China in November 2022, an agreement was reached on the activation
of cooperation in the field of modernization of border ports in order to increase
the trade turnover to USD 20 billion. In addition, the Chinese side expressed
their readiness to assist the Mongolian side in effectively and efficiently
increasing the throughput capacity of our border ports.
While he was working at the
Zamiin-Uud port, President U. Khurelsukh also expressed his confidence that
the renovation of the Zamiin-Uud port would unfold wide opportunities for
Mongolians and create conditions for the recovery of the economy after the
pandemic.
