Top defense officials from Mongolia and the United States
here on Saturday discussed ways to boost bilateral military cooperation.

At a press conference following his meeting with visiting U.S. Acting
Under-Secretary of Defense James N. Miller, Mongolian Defense minister Jadambaa
Enkhbayar expressed his satisfaction with the current Mongolia-U.S. military
cooperative ties.

He also said the two sides exchanged views on international and regional
security issues of common concern, including the nuclear issue on the Korean
Peninsula, adding that both sides believe the issue should be solved through
peaceful means.

Miller arrived here on Friday for a two-day visit.