South Korea on Wednesday signed an agreement to ship used military vehicles to Mongolia as part of efforts to expand defense cooperation between the two nations, the defense ministry here said.

South Korean vice defense minister Baek Seung-joo held a meeting with his Mongolian counterpart Battus Avirmid to discuss regional security issues and signed a deal to hand over 15 used military vehicles, including excavators, bulldozers and cranes.

“The military equipment is expected to support the Mongolian forces” U.N. peacekeeping operations and the nation”s efforts to build the infrastructure for economic development,” the ministry said in a release.

South Korea has previously provided used military equipment and personal gear for developing countries, including Peru, East Timor and Cambodia, in a bid to boost military ties and defense exports.

Source: Yonhap