New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has left for Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar to take part in the country's national festival Naadam.

Officials said Dikshit left for Ulaanbaatar late Sunday night and is expected to return back to India Thursday.

During her stay, she is expected to meet Mongolian President N. Enkhbayar and Prime Minister M. Enkhbold. On Tuesday, she will unveil a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Ulaanbaatar's Mahatma Gandhi Street.

According to an agreement signed between India and Mongolia, it was decided to rename an important street in Ulaanbaatar after Mahatma Gandhi.

The Delhi government had earlier renamed a road between the domestic airport and national highway-8 as Ulaanbaatar Road in December last year.

This year, Naadam coincides with the 800th year celebrations of the establishment of the Mongolian stat