Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ arrived here on Wednesday on his first overseas visit after assuming office in December last year. He was welcomed by Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi at the airport. He is here on a four-day visit to India.
“The visit will impart renewed momentum to the close and unique India-Nepal relationship,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Prachanda will hold delegation-level talks with Modi on June , according to reports from Kathmandu. The talks will be followed by a joint press meet by the two Prime Ministers. Modi will host a luncheon in honour of his counterpart from Nepal and his delegation.
Reports from Kathmandu said Prachanda will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders to further strengthen the age-old, multifaceted and cordial ties.
The visiting Prime Minister will address the Indian business community and meet the Indian President and Vice President in New Delhi. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Ujjain and Indore, Madhya Pradesh after completing his engagements in New Delhi.
The two Prime Ministers will remotely inaugurate the railway yard in Biratnagar, the Jaynagar-Janakpur railway that has been expanded up to the Bijalpura, and the integrated check posts in Biratnagar and Nepalgunj, it said.
Prachanda would also raise long-term power trade issues with New Delhi, hoping that this “bottleneck” will be sorted out and ensure that the Himalayan nation will be a favourable market for its surplus energy.