President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 June. Two leaders held meeting on the sidelines of the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Chinese city of Qingdao.

During the meeting, President Kh.Battulga expressed Mongolia’s interest in actively developing its ties with India, citing the possibility of cooperating in film and sport industries.

The sides agreed on the vital importance of people-to-people relations in the broadening of bilateral cooperation. At the end of the meeting, Mr. Narendra Modi expressed his hope that President Battulga will make a visit to India.

India is already very active in the Mongolian economy, most notably, in the construction of the country’s first oil refinery.