Wreaths laid to statue of D.Sukhbaatar

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On occasion of the Day of Mongolian Troops, the Defense Minister Ts.Tsolmon and authorities of the Armed Forces laid wreaths to the statue of D.Sukhbaatar on the central square and paid tribute to the Monument of Chingis Khaan on Thursday. The Day of Mongolian Troops of this year has coincided with the 95th anniversary of the Mongolian Armed Forces, moreover, several military units will celebrate their anniversaries, for example, three units will mark their 80th anniversary, others--95th, 70th and 50th jubilees. As of today, some 300 veterans, who fought in the 1939 Khalkh River Battle and in the 1945 Liberation War are alive. Their youngest one is over 90 years old, the oldest one has reached 103 years. Over a thous. Mongolian peacekeepers are serving abroad. Mongolia is considered one of the most active 20 countries in the world who take part in global peacekeeping missions. Since 2002, when Mongolia started participating in such operations, some 12 thousand Mongolian troops (duplicated counting) have served.