SPEAKER RECEIVES ADB VICE PRESIDENT

On June 10, G.Zandanshatar, Speaker of Mongolian Parliament, met with a delegation led by Ahmed M. Saeed, Vice-President for Operations 2 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Present at the meeting were ADB Country Director for Mongolia Yolanda Fernandez Lommen and Senior Country Economist Declan Magee.

Noting that it is his very first visit to Mongolia, Mr. Ahmed M. Saeed thanked the Speaker for making time for the meeting.

Speaker G.Zandanshatar highlighted the role ADB has played in Mongolia’s social and economic development over the past two decades. “The Government of Mongolia and ADB have thus far implemented 310 projects worth USD 1.9 billion which contributed greatly to Mongolia’s development and brought major changes to the country’s social and economic spheres. We are willing to cooperate further with ADB in all fields,” said the Speaker, noting that Mongolia