(LiveMint)
Union home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday left for his maiden three-day visit to Mongolia, aimed at strengthening India’s relation with the strategically important East Asian country that shares its boundaries with China and Russia.
India wants to realize the huge potential of bilateral relations with Mongolia, the minister said in his pre-departure message. “Leaving for Ulaanbaatar on a 3 day visit to Mongolia. Looking forward to further India’s relations with Mongolia and strengthen security cooperation. Mongolia as an important strategic partner. India wants to realise the huge potential of bilateral relations with Mongolia,” Singh said in a tweet.
Singh will participate in the ground breaking ceremony of an oil refinery at Ulaanbaatar on Friday, a home ministry spokesperson said, adding that Singh will also attend a reception hosted by the Mongolian prime minister the same day. The minister will call upon the Mongolian president on 23 June, the spokesperson said. He will also visit a Buddhist monastery and hold a meeting with his counterpart and Mongolia’s minister for justice and interior affairs on Saturday.
