UB RAILWAY JOINT VENTURE BECOMES UIC MEMBER

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Ulaanbaatar Railway Mongolia-Russia joint venture has become an official member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).


The decision to accept Mongolia was made at the 79th UIC General Assembly held on December 7-8 in the UIC headquarters in Paris, France. Representing Mongolia, a delegation led by T.Ochirkhuu, the head of the Ulaanbaatar Railways, attended the general assembly.

By becoming the very first Mongolian railways organization to get the UIC's membership, the Ulaanbaatar Railways joint venture has gained rights to participate in the UIC's activities, to receive information on new railway technologies and techniques, on rules and standards updates, to share experiences, to cooperate with countries in the sector, and to co-implement projects and programs.

Moreover, opportunities are now given to the Ulaanbaatar Railways to mediate in tackling any problems among railways of other countries, to be provided with equal ties and to put forward proposals at assemblies.
In conjunction with the UIC's decision, the UB Railways head T.Ochirkhuu gave a report at the assembly, and then exchanged views with Mr. Yoshio Ishida, the UIC chairman; Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, the UIC vice chairman; and other officials.

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