The Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, J. Batsuur, today received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Mongolia, Zafer Atesh.

The Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, J. Batsuur, since ancient times, Mongolia and Turkey have been connected through history and culture. He emphasized that the cooperation is expanding more and more.

The government is setting major goals to accelerate economic growth, implement large projects, and improve the living environment of the people. One of them is planning and building a new city on the site of the ancient capital city of Kharkhorum. Recently, we announced an international competition for the new planning of the city of Kharkhorum, in which the world's best planners and architects participated. Your experience and participation will certainly support us when we start the ambitious work of establishing a city of their creation soon. "Also, the investment and cooperation of countries are important in other major projects such as New Hundred Trees and construction of the Khushi Valley."

Zafer Atesh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Mongolia, signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Construction Industry" between the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing and the Ministry of Environment, Landscaping and Climate Change of BNTU. Within this context, he expressed his readiness to further expand cooperation in the field of urban development and construction, and conveyed the interest of the Turkish Construction Association and major construction companies to participate in the projects implemented in Mongolia.