AKIPRESS.COM - Representatives of the Russia's Eastern Military District are due to discuss the upcoming Selenga-2016 joint Russian-Mongolian military exercises with Mongolian military officials in April, Sputnik reports.

"The second round of consultations on planning the joint Russian-Mongolian Selenga-2016 exercises will be held in April in Ulaanbaatar. The Russian Eastern Military District and Mongolian Armed Forces representatives will discuss scenarios for the upcoming drills and the composition of military groups taking part," Head of the Eastern Military District of Russia Alexander Gordeyev said.

The first round of consultation was held in early February.

The sides had previously agreed to hold the drills between August 29 and September 7 at the Burduny training range in Buryatia, with some 2,000 service personnel taking part in total, he added.

Selega-2016 will be the ninth joint exercise between Mongolia and Russia since 2008. The two countries' troops will engage in a simulated counter-terrorist operation and practice detecting, blocking and eliminating simulated illegal armed groups, according the Russia's defense ministry.