AKIPRESS.COM - The nuclear face-off with North Korea is a major concern for Mongolia, and high on the agenda for discussions between India's Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Mongolian counterpart Enkhtuvshin Tsagaandari during the latter’s April 5-9 trip to India, The Hindu reports.

Apart from the nuclear threat, both sides are expected to discuss training of military forces for global conflict hotspots and more efficient border policing.

The talks are meant to begin almost a month-long diplomatic activities between India and Mongolia and will culminate in the India visit of the Foreign Minister of Mongolia on April 25. Mongolia is keen to utilize the diplomatic engagements of April for building strategic dialogue as well for begin the process of implementation of the Line of Credit of $1 billion that India pledged last year.

Both sides are expected to craft a strategy for multilateral forums like ASEM which will hold its 11th summit in Mongolia on July 15-16. In addition, India had supplied the Bhabhatron, a radiation therapy device for cancer patients following the civil nuclear agreement which was signed during India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2015 visit to Mongolia. The Bhabhatron has been installed in the National Oncology Institute of Mongolia.