The President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, has planted spruces in the garden of the ASEM Villa, to celebrate Mongolian National Tree Planting Day. The event was marked on Saturday 13th of May in accordance with the presidential decree of 2010, to celebrate National Tree Planting Day in Mongolia every second Saturday of May and October. Mongolian citizens and organizations marked this Day for the 15th time planting trees. Thanks to the initiative, the administrative centres of all 21 aimags (provinces) and smaller communities have created their own green parks, whilst  the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, has opened the national green park. In addition, trees have been planted along 40 km paved-road from Ulaanbaatar city

A new garden is being built near the ASEM Villa where some events of the 11th ASEM Summit were held. The President together with citizens planted 53 various trees including larches, spruces, bird-cherry trees and shrubs. These 53 trees symbolize the number of foreign participants of the 11th ASEM Summit in Ulaanbaatar, in July 2016. During the ASEM Summit, Heads of State and Government of 51 countries of Asia and Europe and high-level delegates of two international organisations visited Mongolia.