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Nepal PM Prachanda on a 4-day visit to strengthen ‘old ties’
Updated On: 28 May, 2023 08:12 AM IST | Kathmandu | Agencies
The External Affairs Ministry said the visit continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of the Neighbourhood First policy
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Ext Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Ambassador of Nepal to India Shankar P Sharma, in New Delhi. Pic AP/PTI
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” will travel to India on Wednesday on a four-day official visit for talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the age-old, multifaceted and cordial ties, it was announced on Saturday.
This will be Prachanda’s first bilateral visit abroad after assuming office in December 2022. Prachanda, 68, will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal. He is visiting India at the invitation of Indian counterpart Prime Minister Modi, Nepal’s foreign ministry said. He will lead a delegation comprising ministers, secretaries and senior government officials, it said in a statement. During his visit, the prime minister is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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