<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Mongolian counterpart Saikhanbayar Gursed here on Tuesday and discussed ways to add further momentum to defence cooperation between the two countries.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Singh is on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajnath-singh-heads-to-mongolia-and-japan-to-bolster-defence-and-security-ties-1142060.html" target="_blank">expand India's strategic and defence ties</a> with the two countries in the backdrop of evolving regional security matrix and geo-political turmoil.</p>.<p>Singh's visit to Mongolia from September 5 to 7 is the first-ever tour to the East Asian country by an Indian defence minister.</p>.<p>"Productive interaction with Mongolia’s Defence Minister, Mr Saikhanbayar Gursed in Ulaanbaatar today. We had in-depth deliberations on adding further momentum to India-Mongolia defence cooperation," he said in a tweet.</p>.<p>From Mongolia, the defence minister will travel to Japan for a two-day visit from September 8 to 9. The '2+2' dialogue is set to take place on September 8. The dialogue is taking place over five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.</p>.<p>Announcing Singh's visit to Mongolia on Sunday, the defence ministry said it will further consolidate the defence cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries.</p>.<p>It said Singh will hold bilateral talks with Mongolia's Minister of Defence Lt Gen Saikhanbayar and call on President U Khurelsukh and Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament) G Zandanshatar.</p>.<p>"The two democracies have a common interest in fostering peace and prosperity in the entire region," the ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p>It said India and Mongolia share a strategic partnership and defence is a key pillar of this partnership.</p>.<p>The bilateral defence engagements with Mongolia have been expanding over a period of time to include wide-ranging contacts between the two countries, including joint working group meetings, military-to-military exchanges and capacity building and training programmes.</p>
<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Mongolian counterpart Saikhanbayar Gursed here on Tuesday and discussed ways to add further momentum to defence cooperation between the two countries.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Singh is on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajnath-singh-heads-to-mongolia-and-japan-to-bolster-defence-and-security-ties-1142060.html" target="_blank">expand India's strategic and defence ties</a> with the two countries in the backdrop of evolving regional security matrix and geo-political turmoil.</p>.<p>Singh's visit to Mongolia from September 5 to 7 is the first-ever tour to the East Asian country by an Indian defence minister.</p>.<p>"Productive interaction with Mongolia’s Defence Minister, Mr Saikhanbayar Gursed in Ulaanbaatar today. We had in-depth deliberations on adding further momentum to India-Mongolia defence cooperation," he said in a tweet.</p>.<p>From Mongolia, the defence minister will travel to Japan for a two-day visit from September 8 to 9. The '2+2' dialogue is set to take place on September 8. The dialogue is taking place over five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.</p>.<p>Announcing Singh's visit to Mongolia on Sunday, the defence ministry said it will further consolidate the defence cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries.</p>.<p>It said Singh will hold bilateral talks with Mongolia's Minister of Defence Lt Gen Saikhanbayar and call on President U Khurelsukh and Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament) G Zandanshatar.</p>.<p>"The two democracies have a common interest in fostering peace and prosperity in the entire region," the ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p>It said India and Mongolia share a strategic partnership and defence is a key pillar of this partnership.</p>.<p>The bilateral defence engagements with Mongolia have been expanding over a period of time to include wide-ranging contacts between the two countries, including joint working group meetings, military-to-military exchanges and capacity building and training programmes.</p>