MP J.ENKHBAYAR MEETS WITH RUSSIAN DELEGATES

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ MP J.Enkhbayar, Head of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy received Didigov Muharbek Ilyasovich, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security of Russian Federation on June 21. The meeting was attended by Head of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petitions MP D.Sarangerel, Vice-Chairman of the Mongolia-Russia Inter-Parliamentary group B.Enkh-Amgalan, MP D.Tsogtbaatar and other officials from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Mongolia Azizov Iskander Kubarovich, Members of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security of Russia Marhev Vyacheslav Mihaylovich, Kozlov Mihail Vasilevich and other delegates participated as well. At the beginning of the meeting, MP J.Enkhbayar expressed his gratitude towards the given opportunity of exchanging views on certain issues related to the two countries’ relations and cooperation. He said “Strengthening the traditional good neighbor policy with Russia is one of the foremost priorities of Mongolian foreign policy. The bilateral relations between Mongolia and Russia is developing in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 1993 and declaration of strategic partnership development of 2009. Specifically, cooperation in defense sector is actively developing”. Within the framework of the meeting, sides exchanged views on improving military equipment and training specialists. Mr. Didigov Muharbek Ilyasovich expressed his satisfaction for his visit to Mongolia and readiness to cooperate on developing relations of the two countries. Moreover, Mr. Didigov Muharbek Ilyasovich discussed the issues concerning the possibilities of developing regional cooperation. At the end of the meeting, Mr. J.Enkhbayar shared his intentions to take the economic relations of the two countries to the next level. B.Tugsbilig