At the invitation of Speaker of Parliament G.Zandanshatar, speaker of the lower house of the Indian Parliament Om Birla will pay an official visit to Mongolia on July 6 to 9. During the visit, bilateral relations, inter-parliamentary cooperation, and other issues of mutual interest will be discussed.

The purpose of the visit is to strengthen Mongolia’s third neighbor policy, enrich the strategic partnership with new content, maintain the frequency of high-level dialogues, strengthen the relationship between the legislative bodies of the two countries, and expand and develop relations and cooperation in the fields of government, security, defense, trade, economy, culture and humanitarian.

Diplomatic relations between Mongolia and India were established on December 24, 1955. India was the first country outside the Socialist Bloc to establish diplomatic relations with Mongolia. India supported Mongolia in having UN and NAM memberships.