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On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Nepalese counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli in New York, the second day of his three-day visit to the United States.
On the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the two presidents discussed subjects of common interest to improve collaboration in all areas of the age-old, multifaceted, and growing India-Nepal alliance. Randhir Jaiswal, Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), stated in a post on X.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Modi in a post on X said: “Had a very good meeting with Prime Minister KP Oli in New York. The India-Nepal friendship is very robust and we look forward to adding even more momentum to our ties. Our talks focused on issues such as energy, technology and trade.”
Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Oli described the meeting as “fruitful” and various matters of bilateral relations were discussed during the meeting.
According to Nepal’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, the two countries have great bilateral relations. These interactions are “close, comprehensive, and multidimensional and are pronounced more in political, social, cultural, religious, and economic engagements with each other” and are based on the age-old connection of history, culture, tradition, and religion.
The two countries established diplomatic relations on June 17, 1947.
Regarding its relations with India, the Nepalese foreign office says that the “unwavering commitment to the principles of peaceful coexistence, sovereign equality, and understanding of each other’s aspirations and sensitivities has been the firm foundation on which our bilateral relations have been growing further”.
Source:OCN
