DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS US AMBASSADOR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Defense D.Bat-Erdene Monday received Ms Piper Anne Wind Campbell, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to Mongolia. Expressing a satisfaction with meeting with the US Ambassador, the Minister hopes that the Mongolia-US relations and cooperation including the bilateral collaboration in the defense field will widen. He expressed thanks to the US side for the support in all sides for Mongolia that is actively participating in peacekeeping operations and is ensuring the regional and international security. In turn, Ms Campbell thanked the Minister for an audience, and said she is confident that the bilateral cooperation in the defense and Armed Forces will expand in future. The dignitaries also shared views on a present situation of the Mongolia-US ties in the defense sector and further development.