DPM Shrestha and Indian Envoy discuss PM Dahal’s visit to India

Kathmandu: A courtesy meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayankaji Shrestha and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has taken place today.

According to the Secretariat of DPM Shrestha, the two discussed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s impending visit to India which will focus on the historic ties between the two countries, continuous cooperation, and border security among others in the meeting held at the DPM’s office in Singha Durbar.

The meeting will also revolve around setting up of an ‘Integrated Check Post’ at Rupaidiya (Nepalgunj), Sunauli (Bhairahawa), and Dodhara Chandani areas also figured during the discussion between them.

DPM Shrestha informed that PM Dahal’s official visit to India would be decided very soon in the meeting.

He had expressed his confidence that the Nepal-India ties would be further deepened during the tenure of the incumbent government,

DPM Shrestha voiced that there should be an open dialogue between the two countries on sensitive issues such as border management and combating cross-border crimes.

Indian envoy Srivastava responded that he was actively working to materialize PM Dahal’s proposed India visit.

Extending best wishes to DPM Shrestha for the successful delivery of the challenging responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, he expressed thankfulness to the DPM for collaborating with India during his stint as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport.

Srivastava viewed that both sides should be sensitive so that citizens who regularly cross the border do not suffer criminal behavior.

He shared that agreement was made in the meeting of the Joint Working Group on Border Management held last year in New Delhi to resolve the dispute relating to the development and construction projects in the places adjacent to the bordering area and articulated the Indian side’s readiness to cooperate in the matter.

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