ASEM Office Deputy Head B.Bayasgalan gave statement on the progress of ASEM preparations.
-How did you solve the issue related to the cars will be served for ASEM guests and delegations? Also 100 buses has planned to be imported. Could you give more information on this, please?
-According to the preliminary study of ASEM, more than 350 vehicles is expected to be served. We are making contract with autombolie distributor and dealer companies operating in Mongolia. These companies will import the 250 cars. Draft law on exempting those 250 cars from taxes were approved by the State Great Hural. The Government will not pay money. According to the contract, we will use the cars during the ASEM for free and will give them back.
As 100 buses issue, we are working on project to import more than 300 buses by the soft loan of Korean Eximbank and will use them for both domestic and international transportation. We proposed Korea to export 50 buses before the ASEM. Korean side agreed the proposal and the first 50 buses will be imported soon.
-How to regulate the traffic? There is a rumor that the ASEM organizers to call for residents to go on vacation and leave the city.
-Routes of ASEM have planned and the police and defense departments are working in scope of the route. The main event of ASEM will be held on July 15 and 16, which has planned to limit the traffic these days. Also citizens will be asked to go on a trip and leave the city during these days. Moreover the tourists come through tourist companies have planned to go to the countryside from July 14th in order to decrease the traffic load.
-How about the ASEM preparation process?
-It is hard to express the preparation process in percentage. Currently it is going successfully in accordance with the plan.
-What cultural events will be showed for guests and delegations from 53 countries during ASEM? It is said that guests will be welcomed by camel train. Is this possible?
-During ASEM, total of ten main events will be held. During that time, we will perform cultural concert which promote and advertise Mongolia. Moreover, this year marks the 20th anniversary of ASEM. We have planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASEM at Chinggis square. Cultural events will be organized by the affiliated authorities led by the City Mayor E.Bat-Uul. We have not said to welcome the guests with camel train. This is false information.
-Heads of ten countries will come with their own aircrafts. If so, how about the capacity of the Chinggis Khan international airport?
-Aircrafts of foreign guests and delegations will be landed in Chinggis Khan international airport. MIAT, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Chinggis Khaan airport authorities jointly completed many tasks including expansion of capacity. They have already ensured more than 90 percent of ASEM preparation work. Currently parking lots for 34 aircrafts are ready. Previously, the airport has parking lots for 20 aircrafts. According to the countries organized ASEM, 20-30 aircrafts are landed. If we face issue related to the aircraft parking lots, we are negotiating to lease the airports of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, Buryata and Ulan-Ude. But we have not set up the lease fee.
-How about the construction of ASEM village?
-Construction of ASEM village is nearing completion. Now it is working on the interior and decoration. The contractor companies will finish the village on May 01.
Photo by: B.Unubold
ASEM Office Deputy Head B.Bayasgalan gave statement on the progress of ASEM preparations.
-How did you solve the issue related to the cars will be served for ASEM guests and delegations? Also 100 buses has planned to be imported. Could you give more information on this, please?
-According to the preliminary study of ASEM, more than 350 vehicles is expected to be served. We are making contract with autombolie distributor and dealer companies operating in Mongolia. These companies will import the 250 cars. Draft law on exempting those 250 cars from taxes were approved by the State Great Hural. The Government will not pay money. According to the contract, we will use the cars during the ASEM for free and will give them back.
As 100 buses issue, we are working on project to import more than 300 buses by the soft loan of Korean Eximbank and will use them for both domestic and international transportation. We proposed Korea to export 50 buses before the ASEM. Korean side agreed the proposal and the first 50 buses will be imported soon.
-How to regulate the traffic? There is a rumor that the ASEM organizers to call for residents to go on vacation and leave the city.
-Routes of ASEM have planned and the police and defense departments are working in scope of the route. The main event of ASEM will be held on July 15 and 16, which has planned to limit the traffic these days. Also citizens will be asked to go on a trip and leave the city during these days. Moreover the tourists come through tourist companies have planned to go to the countryside from July 14th in order to decrease the traffic load.
-How about the ASEM preparation process?
-It is hard to express the preparation process in percentage. Currently it is going successfully in accordance with the plan.
-What cultural events will be showed for guests and delegations from 53 countries during ASEM? It is said that guests will be welcomed by camel train. Is this possible?
-During ASEM, total of ten main events will be held. During that time, we will perform cultural concert which promote and advertise Mongolia. Moreover, this year marks the 20th anniversary of ASEM. We have planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASEM at Chinggis square. Cultural events will be organized by the affiliated authorities led by the City Mayor E.Bat-Uul. We have not said to welcome the guests with camel train. This is false information.
-Heads of ten countries will come with their own aircrafts. If so, how about the capacity of the Chinggis Khan international airport?
-Aircrafts of foreign guests and delegations will be landed in Chinggis Khan international airport. MIAT, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Chinggis Khaan airport authorities jointly completed many tasks including expansion of capacity. They have already ensured more than 90 percent of ASEM preparation work. Currently parking lots for 34 aircrafts are ready. Previously, the airport has parking lots for 20 aircrafts. According to the countries organized ASEM, 20-30 aircrafts are landed. If we face issue related to the aircraft parking lots, we are negotiating to lease the airports of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, Buryata and Ulan-Ude. But we have not set up the lease fee.
-How about the construction of ASEM village?
-Construction of ASEM village is nearing completion. Now it is working on the interior and decoration. The contractor companies will finish the village on May 01.
Photo by: B.Unubold