Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba | PTI
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba | PTI

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on four-day India visit from Wednesday

Deuba, who will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, will also call on the President and the vice-president.

NEW DELHI: In his first foreign visit after assuming office, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will arrive here on Wednesday on a four-day trip during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on issues of mutual interest.

Deuba, who will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, will also call on the president and the vice-president, an external affairs ministry release said.

"In recent years, India-Nepal partnership has witnessed significant growth in all areas of cooperation. The upcoming visit will provide an opportunity to both the sides for holding wide-ranging discussions on issues of mutual interest, and advancing age-old special ties of friendship between our two countries," it said.

Deuba took over as prime minister in June 2017. During his four-day visit he will also travel to Hyderabad, Tirupati and Bodh Gaya.

Related Stories

No stories found.

X
The New Indian Express
www.newindianexpress.com