MAYOR MEETS DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF NIIGATA CITY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city Mr E.Bat-Uul Tuesday received a delegation led by Mr Hamada Eiji, a deputy governor of Japan’s Niigata city, who is taking part in the first Northeast Asian Mayors’ Forum running here. Mr Hamada thanked the Mayor for inviting him and his delegation to the forum and mentioned that it is infrequent for leaders of Northeast Asian countries to attend events together. Then he highlighted that organizing the forum for cities' authorities is a sign of good reputation of the Mongolian capital city and its friendly ties with others. Expressing gratitude to the Japanese delegation for visiting Ulaanbaatar, the UB Mayor said the General Plan for Developing the UB city until 2020 and the Conceptual Programme until 2030 have been formulated with a support from Japan’s government, and that these documents already have been adopted by parliament. “I think these programmes have been worked out on good feasibility studies, and to realize them we consider as necessity to develop the collaboration of regional cities and to learn each other experiences during this forum," Mr Bat-Uul underlined. He also added that our city is open for all the participants to cooperate.