New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- India and Mongolia on Tuesday took a significant step forward in strengthening their cultural and developmental partnership, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing free e-visas for Mongolian citizens and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cultural and people-to-people ties.

During a joint press statement with Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa in the national capital, Prime Minister Modi said the newly signed MoU between the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council and Mongolia's Arkhangai Province would give "a fresh boost" to cultural ties between the two nations.

He also announced an annual sponsored visit for young Mongolian cultural ambassadors to India.

"The MoU signed t...