Mongolia-Russia Cooperation in Transport Sector Discussed www.montsame.mn
Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia Delgersaikhan Borkhuu received a delegation headed by Director General of the Russian “Natsproektstroy” Group Krapivin Alexey Andreevich and exchanged views on cooperation between the transport sectors of the two countries.
In particular, they discussed possible cooperation on projects and programs planned to be implemented in the road and transport sector reflected in the long-term, medium, and short-term policy documents of Mongolia’s development, such as “Vision-2050.”
Minister Delgersaikhan expressed his gratitude for the fact that the long-standing friendly relations between the two countries occupy an important place in the road and transport sector and the cooperation is still active.
The Russian “Natsproektstroy” Group is a group of companies with experience in the country’s industrial sector and brings together enterprises and organizations specializing in the development of roads, railways, ports, energy, and infrastructure. Mongolia and the Russian Federation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the development of infrastructure within the framework of the establishment of the Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor.
The delegation led by Aleksey Andreevich Krapivin, Director General of the Russian “Natsproektstroy” Group of Companies, arrived in Mongolia at the invitation of the Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia Delgersaikhan to implement the measures reflected in the MoU.
Under the MoU, the parties will be able to cooperate on key projects in the infrastructure sector, including railway and road projects along the Western, Eastern, Central and Northern transport corridors, the Ulaanbaatar Railway Joint Venture-based project to manage and digitize existing and newly constructing railways grounded on the principle of railway network integration, a project to cooperate in the establishment of a 1520 mm gauge Mongolian railway network, and the Altanbulag Zamiin-Uud highway project.
These projects will be implemented only in the Build-Operate-Transfer format, noted the parties at the meeting.
Published Date:2025-01-03