India, Nepal to deepen cooperation in security, trade, energy
Talks on a range of issues were held between
the two neighbouring countries during the ongoing visit of Nepalese
President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
India and Nepal will further deepen cooperation in key areas like
security, trade, investments and energy, the Ministry of External
Affairs said.
Talks on a range of issues were held between the two
neighbouring countries during the ongoing visit of Nepalese President
Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Bhandari, who is on a visit to India from
April 17-21, held talks with her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee,
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh,
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Finance and Defence Minister
Arun Jaitley.
A statement by the MEA said, the Indian leadership
reiterated its support to ongoing efforts of the Nepal government in
moving constitution implementation process forward through dialogue and
taking all sections of its society on boardBoth the sides, the
MEA said, noted that Indo-Nepal relations derive their strength and
salience from shared history, common cultural ethos, and long years of
close and intense people-to-people contacts facilitated by open borders.
"The
Indian leadership reiterated the importance of its neighbourhood first
policy, and the high priority India attaches to strengthening relations
with Nepal in every sphere," the MEA said.
Bhandari also conveyed
Nepal's commitment to take forward the relationship between the two
countries on the basis of goodwill, understanding and mutual benefit.
"She
thanked India for its continued support for Nepal's socio-economic
development, in particular, India's support for post-earthquake reconstruction process," the statement added.
The two sides
expressed satisfaction at the "intensive bilateral exchanges" in recent
months at all levels between the two countries to deepen and strengthen
ongoing cooperation in areas like trade, economic, investments, water
resources, energy cooperation, security, post-earthquake reconstruction
efforts, culture, education and people-to-people ties.
They also
assessed the implementation of ongoing connectivity and development
projects, and expressed satisfaction at the recent initiatives taken
towards expediting implementation of various projects.
These
projects include the cross-border connectivity works such as the
development of Terai roads, cross-border rail links, integrated check
posts, and cross-border petroleum products pipeline.
Nepalese
Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Sita Devi Yadav, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Members
of Nepalese Parliament, and other senior government officials also
accompanied Bhandari during his visit.
In Kathmandu today, Mahat
said Bhandari's visit has been "fruitful" in enhancing the bilateral
relations and goodwill between the two neighbours.
The two
countries reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, including development
of hydropower projects in Nepal, power trade and development of
high-capacity cross-border transmission lines.
"The State visit of
the President of Nepal provided the opportunity to the two sides to
review all aspects of bilateral relations and to reiterate their
commitments to take India-Nepal partnership to a new level across
diverse sectors for mutual benefit," the MEA added.
During her stay in India, she will travel to Gujarat and Odisha
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