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India-Mongolia Joint Working Group of Ministries of Defence Adopts Roadmap to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
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Ulaanbaatar, February 20, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The 11th meeting of the India-Mongolia Joint Working Group of the Ministries of Defence was held in New Delhi on Feb 10-11, 2023, in which both sides reviewed the progress of the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation projects and identified new initiatives to further enhance the defence cooperation by taking articulated steps in this direction.
Since the elevation of the bilateral relationship to the
“strategic partnership” level in 2015 during the historic visit of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Mongolia has become an important partner in “Act East
Policy,” evidenced by India’s support of several development partnership
projects in Mongolia.
It was the first physical interaction of the JWG since the Covid
pandemic and was co-chaired by Brigadier General Gankhuyag Davagdorj, State
Secretary, Ministry of Defence & Director General in the Indian Ministry of
Defence, Dr. Ajay Kumar. Expressing satisfaction at the growing ties between
India & Mongolia, both sides resolved to intensify and expand the defense
cooperation. The Indian side also agreed to continue participating in the
multilateral peacekeeping “Khan Quest” and to hold bilateral military exercise
“Nomadic Elephant” at mutually convenient dates in the near future and to
assist in the capacity building of the MAF officers.
