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Nepal's PM KP Sharma Oli arriving in New Delhi today on three-day visit to India

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is arriving in New Delhi today on a three-day visit to India. A high-level delegation will accompany Mr Oli. During the visit, Mr Oli will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will also call on President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other Ministers will also call on the Prime Minister of Nepal. Various issues, including agriculture, energy, connectivity, trade and investment and reconstruction, are likely to be discussed during the visit.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Besides official engagements in New Delhi, Mr Oli will be visiting GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This is the first foreign visit of Mr Oli after assuming the office in February this year. He has expressed hope that the visit will further strengthen age-old, the multidimensional friendship between India and Nepal.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The visit is seen very significant in Nepal. Making a statement in the parliament about the visit Prime Minister Oli expressed hope that visit will further strengthen age-old, the multidimensional friendship between India and Nepal.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He said that various issues including agriculture, energy, connectivity, trade and investment and reconstruction will be discussed during the visit. PM Oli also stressed upon the need to give due importance on legitimate concerns of India such as terrorism, human trafficking and cross-border crime.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He also held consultations with the former prime ministers about the visit. They made various suggestions to further enhance Indo-Nepal relations and wished PM Oli for the success of the visit.&nbsp;</div>

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