Defense Minister of Mongolia D.Bat-Erdene met with First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and General of the Army A.Bakhin in Ulaanbaatar  today.

State Secretary of the Defense Ministry Major-General Z.Boldbaatar will also have a meeting with Russian defense officials on protocol for technical military assistance to Mongolia free of charge and an agreement on the establishment of a trans-border wildlife reserve, "The Source of the Amur River", as part of a package of documents that are scheduled to be signed during Russian President V.Putin's one-day visit to Mongolia.