Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Mongolia, the first ever by an Indian Premier, held wide- ranging discussions with his Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg, pledging to take bilateral economic partnership to a new level.
"Today, Mongolia is also an integral part of India's Act East Policy," Modi said in a statement at a joint press meet with the Mongolian premier at the State Palace here.
The two Prime Ministers signed a joint statement committing to further consolidate bilateral ties and upgrade the comprehensive partnership to "strategic partnership" and agreed to renew their Treaty of Friendly Relations and Cooperation.
The two sides inked 13 other pacts that includes one on enhancing cooperation in border guarding, policing and surveillance, air services, cyber security and new and renewable energy.
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On a day of packed schedule, Modi addressed the Mongolian Parliament, which was specially convened on a holiday, saying this is a region of ancient wisdom and youthful dynamism.
"Yet, this is also a region that lives on the uneasy edge of uncertainty, of unsettled questions, of unresolved disputes and of unforgotten memories," he said.