Mongolian Defence Minister N.Enkhbold held an online meeting yesterday (7 May) with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on the occasion of the 75^th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War.

Minister Shoigu emphasized that Victory Day is a day to remember the service of everyone who brought the victory, and the valuable contributions of the people of Mongolia will always be remembered. “Russia will celebrate the anniversary with great festivity even though the parade had been postponed due to global pandemic and that a tank with words ‘Revolutionary Mongolia’ on it was due to have taken part in the parade,” he said. The Russian Defence Minister also expressed his hope that Mongolian officers will participate in the parade that will take place at the Red Square and reiterated his invitation to  Minister N.Enkhbold to visit Moscow for when the anniversary celebration takes place. The ministers also discussed bilateral military cooperation between the two countries.

Previously, Mongolia had planned to send 80 soldiers to Moscow to participate in the Russian military parade on Red Square.