SANTIAGO, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet)-- Chilean Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet and his Argentine counterpart Jose Pampuro met at the Chilean capital of Santiago and stressed their cooperation in military field, Chile's Defense Ministry said Monday.

    The ministry said both ministers discussed issues regarding security and defense within the framework of cooperation, transparency and mutual confidence.

    Ravinet and Pampuro addressed issues related to regional security, environmental cooperation and actions to removing landmines, added the ministry.

    The two ministers also discussed the possibility of sending a Chilean-Argentine contingent for the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti, and the challenges and opportunities represented by the coming Meeting of Defense Ministers of the Americas, which will be held in Ecuador next month. Enditem