According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba, accompanied by his wife Dr. Arzoo Deuba, will pay an official visit to India from April 01-03 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. foreign Ministry).
This will be the first bilateral foreign visit by the Prime Minister of Nepal after assuming his office in July 2021. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a high level delegation.
Prime Minister of Nepal will call on Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval will call on the Prime Minister of Nepal. Apart from the official engagements in New Delhi, the Prime Minister of Nepal will also visit Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
India and Nepal enjoy a centuries-old and special relationship of friendship and cooperation. In recent years, the partnership has seen significant growth in all areas of cooperation. The upcoming visit will provide an opportunity for both sides to review this comprehensive cooperative partnership and take it forward for the benefit of both peoples.
Deuba had visited India in each of his earlier four terms as Prime Minister of Nepal. His last visit to India as Prime Minister was in 2017. Nepal is important to India in terms of its overall strategic interests in the region, and leaders of both countries have often referred to the age-old “bread beti”. Relations. The country shares a border of more than 1850 km with five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Land-locked Nepal relies heavily on India for the transport of goods and services. Nepal’s access to the sea is through India, and it imports a major proportion of its needs from and through India.
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