India’s Ambassador to Nepal Jayant Prasad has said our Government would continue to support the development and progress of Nepal as the progress development of Nepal was also the progress of India

Inaugurating a two-day gathering of Nepal-India Friendship Association today in Kathmandu today, Prasad said economic progress of Nepal was a wish of India. He said Nepal could make a great economic strides if it brought a special work plan and moved ahead utilising the natural resources available in the country. Nepal could see speedy development if the remaining task of the peace and constitution writing processes were concluded, he added.

Chairman of the Association Omprakash Sarabagi expressed hope that the Indian support to Nepal would continue in the days to come. Professor Dr. Lokraj Baral, water resources expert Kumar Panday and Association Vice-Chairman Bharatendra Kumar Mallik presented separate papers on New Dimension to Nepal-Indian Relationship, Possibility of Hydropower in Nepal and Indian Aide and Activities and Concepts of Nepal-India Friendly Association.

Around 100 district chairmen and secretaries of the Association are participating in the meeting.