State Secretary meets Major-General G.Bilton

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The State Secretary of the Defense Ministry Major-General Z.Boldbaatar has met Major-General Greg Bilton, Deputy Commanding General of Operations for U.S. Army Pacific, the Defense Ministry’s website published last Friday. The sides discussed the Mongolia-US ties in the defense field, especially the friendly and effective cooperation between the Armed Forces of Mongolia and of the United States Pacific Command, and exchanged views on prospects of the collaboration. Mr Bilton expressed a gratitude to the Mongolian Armed Forces for participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and appreciated an expansion of the "Khaan Quest" international military field exercises for peacekeeping operations. He said the U.S. Command in Pacific will make efforts to deepen the bilateral cooperation.