Nepal PM Oli to visit India next week

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will embark on a three-day visit to India, starting from April 6, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday.

Prime Minister Oli will be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya and will be accompanied by a high-level delegation.

The entourage of the Nepali Prime Minister will comprise of ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs), secretaries and other high-ranking officials of the Nepal Government.

During the visit, Prime Minister Oli will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Modi.

He will hold official talks with Prime Minister Modi and exchange views on matters of mutual interests. Also, senior cabinet members of Modi-cabinet will call on Prime Minister Oli.

He will also visit Pantnagar in Uttarakhand and attend a programme organised at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology.

India and Nepal enjoy age-old, special ties of friendship and cooperation.

(ANI)