New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- MEA Secretary (East) P Kumaran on Tuesday discussed defence cooperation with Mongolia, stating that several initiatives are underway to strengthen ties in this domain.

Kumaran, while addressing a weekly press briefing, said that Mongolia appreciates joint exercises with India.

He said, "Defence cooperation with Mongolia is composed of two or three initiatives. One is joint exercises. We do a joint exercise called Nomadic Elephant and another one called Khaan Quest with Mongolia. The Mongolians appreciate the opportunity to train with us."

Kumaran said that India also sends trainers to Mongolia, and they like to conduct more such exercises.

"They are interested and they see a lot of benefits in training with us. T...