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India privileged to be Mongolia's spiritual neighbour: Modi
Ulan Bator, May 17
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday told his Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg that
India is privileged to be considered as Mongolia's spiritual neighbour.
"India
is privileged to be considered as Mongolia's spiritual neighbour. PM
@narendramodi to PM Saikhanbileg at Delegation level talks," tweeted
external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
Modi, the
first Indian prime minister to visit Mongolia, was earlier accorded a
ceremonial welcome at the State Palace and later sat down for delegation
talks with Saikhanbileg.
Modi, accompanied by the Mongolian leader, took the salute by the red and blue liveried armed forces.
The
State Palace or Government House, built in the 1950s, is where the
Mongolian president, parliament speaker and prime minister work from.
It also houses the parliament hall.The State Palace also houses a statue of Genghis Khan.