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KATHMANDU, Dec. 30 (PTI) — India on Friday congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on his appointment as the new Prime Minister of Nepal and sought to further strengthen bilateral ties.
According to sources in the Prime Minister’s Office, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava delivered a congratulatory letter to the Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s office in Singh Durbar during his meeting with Prime Minister Prachanda on Friday.
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During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen Nepal-India relations, the source said.
On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Prachanda soon after he was elected as the new leader of Nepal and said he looked forward to working with him to further strengthen the friendship between the two countries.
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“Warmest congratulations @cmprachanda on being elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal. The unique relationship between India and Nepal is based on deep cultural connect and warm people-to-people ties. I look forward to working together with you to further strengthen this friendship ’” Modi said in a tweet on December 25.
At the same time, Wang Xin, Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Prachanda and handed over a congratulatory letter from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
“Charge d’affaires ad interim of the Chinese embassy in Nepal Wang Xin called on Prime Minister Prachanda @cmprachanda, conveyed a congratulatory message from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and exchanged views on China-Nepal relations and issues of mutual concern,” the embassy tweeted. .
Prachanda, 68, was named the new prime minister by President Bidya Devi Bhandari after his surprise exit from the five-party ruling in Nepal’s Congress led by Deuba’s Union, and the deadline set by the president is Sunday.
On Monday, he was sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister for the third time.
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from a Syndicated News feed, the content body may not have been modified or edited by LatestLY staff)
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