External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar concluded his two-day official visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, during which he reviewed the progress in bilateral ties and explored new avenues for cooperation to further strengthen the India-Mongolia Strategic Partnership.
The visit, held from June 22 to 23 at the invitation of Mongolian Foreign Minister B. Battsetseg, comes in the wake of the State Visit of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to India in October 2025.
During the visit, Dr. Jaishankar held talks with Foreign Minister B. Battsetseg and Minister and Chief of Cabinet Secretariat B. Enkhbayar. He also called on President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and met Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) S. Byambatsogt and Education Minister L. Enkh-Amgalan.
The discussions focused on reviewing the progress made in bilateral relations and identifying areas for future collaboration. Both sides discussed cooperation in development partnership, trade, education, culture, capacity building, supply chains, mining and critical minerals, defence, air connectivity and people-to-people exchanges. They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
As part of the visit, Dr. Jaishankar visited the India-assisted Oil Refinery Project at Altanshiree in Dornogovi province along with Foreign Minister B. Battsetseg and Mongolia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Damdinnyam Gongor. He was briefed on the progress of the project, which is one of the flagship initiatives under India-Mongolia development cooperation.
The External Affairs Minister also visited the Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, underlining the deep civilisational and cultural ties shared by the two countries.
