Mongolian Parliament Chairman Miyegombo Enkhbold (C, front) from the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) speaks after receiving his candidacy certificate in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on May 27, 2017. (Xinhua)

ULAN BATOR, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian parliament speaker Gombojav Zandanshatar said here Tuesday that his country is keen to strengthen parliamentary cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Zandanshatar made the remarks when meeting with the DPRK's Ambassador to Mongolia O Sung Ho, according to a statement of the Mongolian parliament's press office.

"The Mongolian parliament will pay special attention to further developing traditional friendly relations between our two countries," said Zandanshatar. "We are willing to further enhance parliamentary cooperation with the DPRK."

In an effort to expand parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, he made a proposal on co-organizing a parliamentary session of the regional countries in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia at any time under the theme of promoting regional peace and stability by pushing forward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the statement said.

For his part, the DPRK ambassador said that "the DPRK attaches great importance to DPRK-Mongolia relations. A further expansion of friendly relations and cooperation between our two countries is a foreign-policy priority for the DPRK."

Mongolia and the DPRK have maintained good relations since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1948.