KATHMANDU: President Bidya Bhandari and her Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind, who are in Japan to take part in the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, have met in Tokyo this morning.
According to sources, Bhandari and Kovind met at a hotel in the capital city Tokyo. This is the first time they are meeting after they assumed the post of president.
In the meeting, they expressed satisfaction over the ongoing age-old friendly ties between Nepal and India and vowed to take it to a new height in the days ahead.
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is set to formally ascend the throne in an elaborate ceremony on Tuesday.
The head of state, 59, officially began his reign in May, but his ascension will only be formalized after he completes a series of rituals.
Emperor Naruhito will ascend the 6.5m-high Takamikura throne while clad in a yellow-orange tone robe worn only by emperors on special occasions, according to news site Kyodo.
His wife, Empress Masako, will sit on an adjacent throne.
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