President of Mongolia Battulga Khaltmaa has attended the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit and held bilateral meetings with high-profile officials of ASEM members to seek support on upcoming projects including the new eco-city. At the opening of ASEM Summit, the President delivered a speech, highlighting the summit as a successful continuation of the Ulaanbaatar Summit in terms of its content, and addressed, “It has been widely comprehended and recognized that in the 21st century, every development aspect should be people-centered. Therefore, although it is important to develop mutually beneficial cooperation at all levels between Asia and Europe, I would like to emphasize the importance of promoting the people-to-people interactions and maintaining and developing the ASEM traditions that allow both cultural and business representatives to meet and develop their ties.” Later on during the first plenary session of ASEM Summit, the President stressed, “Mongolia strives to contribute to the activities and development of ASEM and on the other hand, we aim to intensify our cooperation with ASEM that has been significantly contributing to the implementation of our national development priorities.” After pointing out that Mongolia is planning to implement a number of projects within the framework of the Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor program, such as conducting study on opportunities to build the natural gas pipeline from Russia to China through the Mongolian territory, and commencing the feasibility study for a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, he promoted the North East Asian Supergrid project Mongolia initiated during the Eastern Economic Forum.

President Battulga spoke about Mongolia’s opportunity to enter the enormous market of neighboring China by using German technology to process materials of animal origin and noted that the establishment of a new eco-city is one of the most important steps towards resolving a challenge Ulaanbaatar faces. The Chancellor paid close attention to the President’s proposal on establishing an eco-city and decided to send Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, on a visit to Mongolia. Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her support for the project which aims to build a satellite eco-city near Ulaanbaatar based on designs of German architects and specialists.

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban

President Battulga proposed and discussed some matters, including on building a film studio and a new eco-city in Mongolia, particularly about cooperating in urban water supply and establishing a museum for Attila. Mr. Viktor Orban suggested that the proposal can be discussed at a meeting of the two countries’ intergovernmental commission that will take place in Hungary next month.

Angela Merkel expresses support on German architecture eco-city project 
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Erna Solberg

President Battulga took interest in Norway’s wealth fund and inquired into the possibility of learning from their experience and adopting in Mongolia, as well as Norwegian technologies in manufacturing products of animal origin. Ms. Erna Solberg briefed about the functions of the wealth fund and expressed readiness to share the experience with Mongolia.

Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Prime Minister of Vietnam spoke about the possibility of importing coal and main raw materials of textile products, including woolen threads and animal skin, from Mongolia and exporting sugar, coffee, vegetables, and fruits to Mongolia. Sides also exchanged views on the intensification of bilateral cooperation in all sectors.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Eric Varadkar

President Battulga emphasized the importance of processing its raw materials of animal-origin and manufacture value-added products, given the number of Mongolia’s livestock which is nearing 80 million, for Mongolia. Sides also touched upon the development of tourism industry in Ireland. President Battulga expressed Mongolia’s interest in learning from the tourism industry experiences of Ireland which receives around 16 million tourists annually.

Published Date:2018-10-22