This Article is From May 17, 2015

PM Narendra Modi Discovers 'Special Connection' with Mongolian Parliament

PM Narendra Modi Discovers 'Special Connection' with Mongolian Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Mongol Parliament on May 17, 2015.

Ulan Bator: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today discovered a "special connection" with Mongolia when he entered the Buddhist country's Parliament to deliver a speech, the first foreign leader to do so on Sunday - a holiday.

At the end of his 25-minute address to lawmakers at the State Great Hural - the Parliament - Mr Modi turned around and pointed to state emblem which had a lotus among other symbols.

"When I entered the Parliament, I saw this symbol and I found special connection with this Parliament," he said.

Pointing his finger towards the emblem, he told lawmakers that his party's symbol is also a lotus.

His speech was followed by applause from Mongol lawmakers.

Mongolia bestowed a rare honour on Mr Modi by convening its Parliament on Sunday - a holiday - for his address.

Mr Modi, who arrived in Mongolia last night from China on the second leg of his three-nation tour, is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the country.
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