new Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday jointly inaugurated cross-border passenger train services, RuPay payment system and signed several MoUs in Nepal. Train services between Jayanagar in India and Kurtha in Nepal were inaugurated on Saturday after a delegation-level meeting between the two leaders. The passenger train services have been built under the grant-in-aid of India.
He also inaugurated the Solu Corridor 132 kV power transmission line and sub-station in Nepal built under the credit line of the Government of India. In addition, Nepal joined the International Solar Alliance.
The two leaders held a delegation-level meeting at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Saturday.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “Comprehensive dialogue on our multi-faceted partnership is on the agenda.”
Before reaching Hyderabad House, Deuba paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and laid a wreath at the Raj Ghat.
On Friday, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Deuba in Delhi. “I am sure this visit will further strengthen our close neighborly ties,” he said.
Earlier, Deuba visited the BJP headquarters and met party chief JP Nadda.
Deuba, his wife and four cabinet ministers from Nepal were part of the delegation that met Nadda. The meeting lasted for about half an hour. Nadda received Nepal’s Prime Minister Deuba at the BJP office.
After the meeting, BJP’s foreign affairs cell chief Vijay Chauthaiwale had said that Nepal’s Prime Minister Deuba, his wife and four cabinet ministers visited the BJP headquarters at the invitation of party chief Nadda.
Chauthaiwale said, “These discussions took place in a very cordial atmosphere and the BJP chief briefed the Prime Minister of Nepal about the social work done by the party workers during Corona.”
Deuba arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a three-day visit to India at the invitation of Modi.
—AnyTV News
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