Russian Deputy Minister of Defense arrives Mongolia

AKIPRESS.COM - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin is paying a visit to Mongolia, Montsame reports.
Mongolian Deputy Minister of Defense T.Dulamdorj welcomed him and held a meeting. During the meeting, the two sides discussed about the "Aravt" equestrian marathon being organized in Mongolia these days within the framework of the Fifth International Army Games 2019.
Deputy Minister T.Dulamdorj noted that the visit of the Russian Deputy Defense Minister's visit to Mongolia to partake in the closing ceremony of the "Aravt" marathon is a sign of a high significance attached by the Russian side to the bilateral defense and military cooperation between Mongolia and Russia. At the end of the meeting, Russian Deputy Minister Alexander Fomin handed over an honorary award of the Russian Armed Forces to Ya.Erdenebileg, officer of the Defense Ministry's department of foreign cooperation for his contribution to the bilateral defense relations. Afterwards, he laid a wreath at the monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Ulaanbaatar.
He then departed to the training base of the Mongolian Armed Forces in Tavantolgoi, where the Aravt competition is being organized.