Ulaanbaatar
Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) of India to Visit Mongolia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar,
June 27, 2023 /MONTSAME/. At the invitation of the Chairman
of the State Great Khural of Mongolia G. Zandanshatar, the Speaker of the Lok
Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) of the Republic of India Mr. Om Birla
will visit Mongolia in July. In anticipation of this visit, the Speaker G.
Zandanshatar received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India
to Mongolia M.P.Singh on June 26.
At the outset of the meeting, the Speaker G.
Zandanshatar expressed his confidence that the upcoming visit would make a
substantial contribution to the development and expansion of the relations and
cooperation between the two countries, especially, the relations between the
parliaments. He also noted that the construction work of the Oil Refinery Plant
of Mongolia, a symbol of Mongolia-India cooperation, has been intensified since
last year, even though the process was suspended due to the pandemic hiatus.
While highlighting the fact that this is one of the
most important development projects with the potential to increase the energy
supply and accelerate the development of Mongolia, the Speaker expressed hope
that the plant would be put into operation in due time.
To maintain the frequency of high-level visits and
deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries, Ambassador M. P.
Singh put forth a request to invite H.E. President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa to visit
India this year. Ambassador M. P. Singh said that the reciprocal visits between
the two countries not only further strengthen the relations and cooperation
between the two countries but also testify to the development of Mongolia's
foreign relations on a global scale.
A Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation will be
signed during the upcoming visit of Mr. Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(Lower House of the Parliament) of the Republic of India, to Mongolia. In this
regard, the Parties agreed to include certain provisions that will ensure the
smooth implementation of the oil refinery plant project in the MoU.
Then, the Parties affirmed their confidence that Mr.
Om Birla’s visit would be a visit that brings advancement and advantages to the
cooperation between the parliaments of the two counties that share common
values of democracy.
