India reliable partner in Mongolia’s progress: PM

INDIA HAS BEEN a "reliable partner" in Mongolia's development and both the nations support a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday after holding wide-ranging talks with Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Ukhnaa landed in New Delhion Monday ona four-day visit to India, his first to the country as president.

Following his talks with the visiting leader, Modi said India will extend free e-visas to people from Mongolia.

"The oil refinery project,supported by India's $1.7 billion line of credit, will strengthen Mongolia's energy security,’ the prime minister said.

It is India's largest development partnership project globally, with over 2,500 Indian professionals working alongside their Mongolian counterparts to make it a reality, he said.