NEW DELHI: India's ties with Nepal are "unparalleled", Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Sunday, a day forward of his go to to Lumbini within the neighbouring nation on the event of Buddha Purnima.
In an announcement, Modi stated he was wanting ahead to assembly Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba once more after their "productive" discussions throughout his go to to India final month.
He stated each side will proceed to construct on the shared understanding to develop cooperation in a number of areas, together with in hydropower, improvement and connectivity.
"Our ties with Nepal are unparalleled. The civilisational and people-to-people contacts between India and Nepal type the enduring edifice of our shut relationship," Modi stated in his departure assertion.
"My go to is meant to have fun and additional deepen these time-honoured linkages which were fostered by way of centuries and recorded in our lengthy historical past of inter-mingling," he stated.
The prime minister is paying a day-long go to to Lumbini on Monday on the event of Buddha Purnima. It will likely be the prime minister's fifth go to to Nepal since 2014.
"I stay up for providing prayers on the Mayadevi Temple on the auspicious event of Buddha Jayanti. I'm honoured to observe within the footsteps of hundreds of thousands of Indians to pay reverence on the sacred website of Lord Buddha's start," Modi stated.
Modi and Deuba will maintain talks in Lumbini with a deal with additional increasing cooperation in a number of areas together with hydropower and connectivity.
"I additionally stay up for assembly Prime Minister Deuba once more after our productive discussions throughout his go to to India final month," Modi stated.
"We'll proceed to construct on our shared understanding to develop cooperation in a number of areas, together with in hydropower, improvement and connectivity," he added. PTI MPB