President departs on visit to India
PoliticsUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Today, President Kh.Battulga has departed from
the country to pay a State visit to the Republic of India at the invitation of
his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind.
During the visit, President Battulga will hold official
talks with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the
Republic of India. President Battulga also plans to meet M. Venkaiah Naidu,
Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and members of the Government
of the Republic of India.
Within the framework of the visit, which is the first by the
head of state of Mongolia to India in the last 10 years, bilateral talks will
focus on strengthening of the Strategic Partnership between Mongolia and
India in political, security, defense, trade, investment, economical,
educational, cultural, and humanitarian spheres. Moreover, the sides will
exchange views on bilateral cooperation at the international and
regional arena.
The President also intends to visit Gaya and Bengaluru cities,
as well as historical and cultural sites that are associated with Mongolia and
science and information technology centers in India.
Mongolia and India established the diplomatic relations on December 24, 1955 and are now experiencing the Strategic Partnership relations. Mongolia sees India as a main partner in the region and third neighbor.