Rajnath Singh, the primary Indian Defense Minister to go to Mongolia, on Tuesday met the nation’s prime management, together with President Ukhnagin Khuralsukh, and mentioned methods to additional deepen the multi-faceted strategic partnership between the 2 nations.
Defense Minister Singh is on a five-day go to from Monday to Mongolia and Japan with an goal to broaden India’s strategic and protection ties with the 2 nations within the backdrop of regional safety metrics and geopolitical turmoil.
Singh’s go to to Mongolia from September 5 to 7 is the primary go to by an Indian Defense Minister to an East Asian nation.
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh through the inauguration ceremony of Cyber Security Center at National Defense University in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on September 6 (PTI/Twitter/@defenseminindia)
Great assembly with President of Mongolia HEU Khuralsukh in Ulaanbaatar. Remembered my final assembly with him in 2018 when he was the Prime Minister of the nation. We are totally dedicated to additional deepening our multi-faceted strategic partnership with Mongolia.”
“It was a pleasure interacting with the Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament, Mr. Jhandanshatar. Appreciate him for his continued support in promoting and expanding our shared heritage of Buddhism,” he stated in one other tweet.
Earlier, Singh and his Mongolian counterpart Saikhanbayar Gursed had in-depth discussions on giving additional impetus to India-Mongolia protection cooperation.
“During the primary go to to Mongolia by @DefenceMinIndia, Hon. Shri @rajnathsingh was given a guard of honor and held intensive discussions with Mongolian Defense Minister Gen Saikhanbayar to accentuate protection cooperation and strengthen strategic partnership,” the Indian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar tweeted.
During the primary go to to Mongolia @DefenceMinIndia, Honourable. Mr. @rajnathsingh Awarded Guard of Honor and held intensive discussions with #Mongolian Defense Minister General Saikhanbayar, to accentuate protection cooperation and strengthen strategic partnership@MEAIndia @ Mongol Diplomacy pic.twitter.com/PVnBlM9nsq
— India in Mongolia (@IndiainMongolia) 6 September 2022
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From Mongolia, the Defense Minister will journey to Japan for a two-day go to from 8 to 9 September. The ‘2+2’ dialogue is scheduled to happen on September 8. The dialogue is happening 5 months after the Japanese prime minister. Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.
Announcing Singh’s go to to Mongolia on Sunday, the Defense Ministry stated it could additional strengthen protection cooperation and strategic partnership between the 2 nations.
“Both democracies have a common interest in promoting peace and prosperity across the region,” the ministry stated in a press release.
It stated that India and Mongolia share a strategic partnership and protection is a key pillar of this partnership.
Bilateral protection ties with Mongolia have been increasing over time, with intensive contacts between the 2 nations, together with joint working group conferences, military-to-military exchanges, and capability constructing and coaching packages.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mongolia in May 2015, giving a brand new impetus to relations in varied fields, together with protection and safety.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Mongolian Prime Minister on the State Palace on May 17, 2015. (file)
During the go to, India introduced a US$ 1 billion line of credit score to Mongolia for infrastructure growth and upgraded its ties to a strategic partnership. Joint Indo-Mongolia navy train ‘Nomadic Hathi’ is held yearly.
The final two editions of the train had been carried out in September 2018 in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and in October 2019 in Himachal Pradesh.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
