State Secretary holds bilats with US Security Council leaders

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs D.Davaasuren attended the annual Mongolia-US consultative meeting in Washington D.C. last week. He held bilateral meetings with Daniel J.Kritenbrink, Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the US National Security Council, and R.Hass, Senior director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Affairs. The State Secretary briefed about Mongolia-US relations and cooperation and shared views on international and regional issues of mutual concern. During his next meetings with the President of the International Republican Institute Ambassador, Mr Mark A.Green and the President of the National Endowment for Democracy, Mr Carl Gershman, he extended gratitude for the close cooperation and assistance to Mongolia in establishing democratic institutions and humane society in Mongolia, and discussed about further cooperation. In specific, sending Mongolian public servants for training and experience sharing in the USA and involving in the exchange programs hosted by these institutions. State Secretary D.Davaasuren, during his meeting with senior fellow at Brookings Institute Ted Piccone, shared his interest to stamilize cooperation and promoting academic exchanges. They have also interchanged opinions on the new administration in the USA.