ASEM YOUTHS TRAVEL BY TRAIN ON QUEST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is organizing the 20th summer training for young scholars and researchers from ASEM members.

Attracted 48 young people from 46 countries, this year’s training is being held in a route Beijing--Harbin--Khabarovsk--Chita--Irkutsk--Ulaanbaatar. When the participants came to the Ulaanbaatar Railway station, they were welcomed on Tuesday by authorities of the Ulaanbaatar Railways Joint Stock venture and the Union of Mongolian Youths.

“This year marks 20th anniversaries of the Asia-Europe Meeting and the ASEF Summer Training. I think this is a brilliant coincidence, so this project is being implemented under a theme ‘Connectivity’. The training has brought together youths aged 18 to 30. They are learning an opportunity for connecting the two continents through all sorts of infrastructure” said Leonie Nagarajan, Director of ASEF Education Department.

B.Monkhnaran, a participant from Mongolia says: “This measure has great significance because main goal of this training is to deliver our voice on an infrastructure development to authorities.”

Katarina Sakalov from Russia says: “I am very happy that this training has brought to us to ensure our role in infrastructure issues that will strengthen the inter-continent connectivity,”

This year’s training is being held with participation of youths who are majored in transportation and trade through a train journey in frames a policy on fortifying the connectivity between Asia and Europe that will be connected through all kinds of infrastructure.

The participants said they are exchanging views on their research works after obtaining information from every spot they traveled.

Under a different theme, the annual summer training selects one participant from each ASEM member. Mongolia has been attending the event since 2015.

Source:http://en.montsame.mn/politics/asem-youths-travel-train-quest-infrastructure-solutions