Standing committee head meets delegation of France

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A head of the parliamentary Standing committee on security and foreign policy J.Enkhbayar Thursday received Major-General Jacques Cousquer, a deputy chief of the General Directorate for Armament (DGA) for Asia-Pacific Affairs at the French Ministry of Defense. The MP wished the guests a pleasant stay here, noting that the current visit is the second one paid by the French related side to boost the bilateral relations and cooperation in the defense sphere. Mongolia adheres to policies on fulfilling its responsibilities for peacekeeping operations and on permanent neutrality, he went on. "Our parliament recently adopted the fundamentals of the state military policy, Mongolia is formulating a 10-year term policy document on the Armed Forces," he said and expressed a willingness to learn the French related experiences. In response, Mr Cousquer thanked the Standing committee head for receiving him, adding that they have arrived to participate in the second defense forum. After this, the sides shared views on equipment and facilities for the defense and other issues. Present at the meeting were Ms Elisabeth Barsacq, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Mongolia, and other officials.