New Delhi; 4 July : On the invitation of Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla is leading a delegation of the Parliament of India to Mongolia from 6 to 8 July 2023.
The Parliamentary delegation is visiting Mongolia after a gap of 7 years. This is the return visit of the Parliamentary delegation since the Parliament of India hosted the Mongolian Parliamentary delegation in India in December 2021.
The delegation comprises of Hon’ble Members of Parliament Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Narain Dass Gupta, Shri Rebati Tripura, and Shri Pabitra Margherita as well as Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary General, Lok Sabha. The visit will contribute towards sustaining high level exchanges and reinforcing strategic partnership between India and Mongolia.
During the visit, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha will be accorded ceremonial welcome at Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar by H.E. Mr. Zandanshatar Gombojav, Speaker, the State of Great Khural.
The delegation will call on H.E. Mr. Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, President of Mongolia and will have bilateral Parliamentary dialogue with the Speaker of the host Parliament, H.E. Mr. Zandanshatar Gombojav.
H.E. Mr. Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Prime Minister of Mongolia plans to call on Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha.
Since the visit is coinciding with the commencement of the Nadaam festivities marking the beginning of Mongolian New Year, Hon’ble Speaker Lok Sabha and the delegation are afforded a rare opportunity to participate in the Mini Nadaam celebrations hosted by Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament H.E. Mr. Zandanshatar Gombojav.
The delegation would visit places of cultural and historical significance and also the Headquarters of the Oil Refinery Project funded from US$ 1.23 billion soft loans from the EXIM Bank of India. The Oil Refinery project is India’s single largest development project in Mongolia and is critical for Mongolia’s energy security.
Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha will bestow the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Award to Khamba Nomun Khan Mr. Choijamts Demberel who is the head of Gandan monastery the highest seat of Mongolian Buddhism. The ICCR gave the award for promotion of Buddhist Studies for the year 2022. The delegation is scheduled to visit the Pethub Monastery where Hon’ble Speaker and the delegation would pay floral tributes at the statute of Mahatma Gandhi. The delegation would be interacting with the Indian community in Mongolia on 06 July.
