Moreover, the Cabinet decided that every citizen will have ownership in the copper plant’s shares, and ordered corresponding Ministers to take required measures to realize the decision.

Head of Cabinet Secretariat J.Munkhbat said, “The objective reflected in the 2016-2020 action plan of the Cabinet regarding distribution of shares of strategic deposits to the Mongolian people is officially being realized”.

He continued, “Although Parliament issued a Resolution No. 23 on taking full ownership of Erdenet Mining Corporation, the owner of the 49 percent filed a lawsuit. A court decision was made in disfavor of the government decision. Parliament Speaker M.Enkhbold instructed the Cabinet to carry out the Parliament resolution No. 23. As such, we solved the issue with the decision to distribute shares of Erdenet Mining Corporation to every citizen”.

Last year, an opportunity for transiting Asia-Europe route freight transports through Mongolian border was enabled after the trilateral meeting between the heads of state of Mongolia, Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China. In order to prepare for transiting freight transports, the Government of Mongolia negotiated with the Asian Development Bank to finance the project. Therefore, “Regional Logistics Development Project” is being implemented in Zamiin-Uud to increase the capacity of logistics facility. The facility will have significant impact by increasing import, export and transit transports in Mongolia.

Furthermore, several necessary projects, such as a construction of overbridge above railways, auto road, water line, security fence, cable line, 10 kW sub-station, 110 kW high voltage sub-station and its extension of power transmission line have been built from the State Budget.

“China Railway 21st bureau” LLC is acting as the general contractor, while “Suson” LLC of the Republic of Korea, Mongolian “Geo Mapping” and “NBCC” LLCs are providing support as advisors. Presently, foundations for both narrow and wide gauge railroads, as well as crane sites have been finished. The contractor has informed that the project is currently 40 percent finished and presented the current issues to the Minister of Road and Transport Development.

Once the Logistics Facility starts operation, around 6 million tons of freight transports can be transited through Zamiin-Uud station annually. The construction work is expected to finish next year and start operation by 2019.

Founded in 1997, the concrete sleeper factory in Khutul has a capacity to manufacture 180 thousand concrete sleepers a year. The factory employs 150 workers in its 6 main units. Previously, the factory used to ,make “FZ” concrete sleeper with Chinese technology and now they have been manufacturing “APC” reinforced concrete sleeper with more advanced technologies from Russia since 2006. The factory has a plan to produce 150 thousand pieces of concrete sleepers this year and as of today, the factory has produced 50 thousand pieces.

Moreover, the authorities of the factory introduced about the present state of the factory, which manufactures 20 types of concrete structures, such as bridge structures, concrete base and road curb apart from concrete sleepers and provides them to the domestic market.

During his meeting with the authorities and over 150 employees of the Concrete Sleeper Factory, Minister D.Ganbat gave information about government activities and policy. In frames of the meeting, Minister D.Ganbat obliged the relevant authorities to study opportunities of the Concrete Sleeper Factory to manufacture concrete sleeper for narrow-gauge railway.