Prime Minister Narendra Modi discovered a “special connection” with Mongolia when he entered the country’s Parliament to deliver a speech, the first foreign leader to do so on Sunday — a holiday.

At the end of his 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 there is a lotus on the emblem and his party BJP’s symbol is also lotus.

Mr. Modi’s remarks were followed by clapping from lawmakers.