Visiting Foreign Secretary of India, Vikram Misri, paid a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel on Sunday at the Office of the President, Shital Niwas.
On the occasion, President Paudel stated that Nepal has benefited from the progress of its close neighbour, India, and expressed hope to benefit even more in the future.
“We are pleased with the progress achieved by India, an emerging international power, in the socio-economic and technological sectors. As a good friend and close neighbour of India, Nepal has gained from such progress and hopes to benefit even more in the future,” said Kiran Pokhrel, the President’s Press Advisor, quoting the President.
Highlighting the longstanding social, cultural, religious, spiritual, economic, and people-to-people relations between Nepal and India, the President said that these ties are founded on sovereign equality, friendly cooperation, mutual respect, and trust.
President Paudel reiterated that Nepal always accords top priority to its relations with India and applauded India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, which underscores the importance it places on relations with neighbouring countries.
In response, Foreign Secretary Misri affirmed that Nepal remains among India’s top priorities under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He added that during his two-day official visit to Nepal, he looks forward to engaging with relevant officials to discuss extending connectivity and enhancing development cooperation between the two countries, in line with the needs of the modern era and mutual interests.
Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu this morning at the cordial invitation of Nepal’s Foreign Secretary, Amrit Bahadur Rai.
