KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, who is currently on a four-day visit to India, is holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11:15 am today.
PM Dahal, who assumed office in December 2022, is in India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Modi.
During the visit, PM Dahal will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
PM Dahal will begin his schedule on Thursday by laying a wreath at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at 10.30 am, ANI reported.
PM Dahal will also preside over the exchange of agreements between the two nations and release press statements at the same venue at around noon.
At 4 on Thursday, PM Dahal will call on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the latter’s official residence at Maulana Azad Road.
Thereafter, Dahal will call on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan, according to ANI.
Apart from his official engagements, on the second day of his visit, Dahal will emplane to attend a program in Indore.
He is also likely to visit Ujjain, according to MEA. He will depart for Kathmandu on June 3, Saturday at 4.20 pm.
A high-level delegation will accompany Nepal PM Dahal during his visit.
PM Dahal will also hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Modi on diverse areas of the bilateral partnership between India and Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement.
Several other Indian dignitaries will call on the Nepalese Prime Minister as well.
The visit continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.
The bilateral relations between the two countries have significantly strengthened in the last few years in all areas of cooperation.
This visit demonstrates the importance that both sides place on accelerating the bilateral partnership between the two nations.
(Inputs from ANI)
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