PM Modi accorded ceremonial reception in Mongolia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on the second leg of his three-nation tour, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Mongolian State Palace at the Chinggis Khaan Square in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday.

Following the ceremonial welcome, the Prime Minister also signed the guestbook at the State Palace.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup took to twitter to share the information.

"Honouring a guest, the Mongolian way. PM @narendramodi receives aceremonial welcome at the State Palace," tweeted Swaroop.

Prime Minister Modi had earlier visited the Gandantegchinlen monastery in the city, where he interacted with the Hamba Lama and gifted him a sapling of a Bodhi tree.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister is scheduled to address the Mongolian Parliament, the first foreign leader to address the members on Sunday, a holiday. He will later call on Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, before laying the foundation stone of the IT centre at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology.

Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday night, is the first Indian prime minister to visit Mongolia.