The Chairman of the Ulaanbaatar City Council, Ts.Sandui has presented the Order of ‘Khangarid’ to His Excellency Takenori Shimizu, Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia for his contribution to the development of the Mongolian capital. The Order of ‘Khangarid’ is the highest award the city can give. The Japanese diplomat has come the end of his five-year posting to Ulaanbaatar and is to return to Tokyo.

Ambassador Shimizu thanked Mr Ts. Sandui for the award and said ‘I have been connected to Mongolia since 1973 and have contributed not a little for the infrastructure and education sector of Ulaanbaatar. I am proud of myself. Also, I thank those Mongolians who have appreciated my contribution. It must be said, Mongolia has also done a lot for Japan. I will never forget the support Mongolians have  when Japan was hit by the earthquake and tsunami disaster’.