Улаанбаатар
Feasibility study for gas pipeline across Mongolia to be ready by third quarter
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On March 11, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of a working group in charge of gas pipeline construction project S.Amarsaikhan held a meeting with delegates led by Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Company Vitaly Markelov.
The meeting approved an action plan of the working group for the gas pipeline construction to run through Mongolia. As reflected in the plan, detailed feasibly study for the gas pipeline will be completed by the third quarter of this year, intensifying the special-purpose company's activities.
According to the press representative of the Deputy Prime Minister, the action plan delineates the responsibilities and roles of the sides of the group and will help accelerate the gas pipeline construction project's progress.
At the meeting, the Deputy PM noted that Mongolia attaches great importance to this project and pledged to take an active part as Mongolia will be capable of increasing its economic growth by serving as a bridge and connecting the economies of its two immediate neighbors using its geographical location.
The meeting was organized with strict adherence to COVID-19 prevention guidelines.
