Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Lumbini in the neighbouring country on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. A day ahead to visit there Modi ji said India’s ties with Nepal are “unparalleled”, PM Modi also said he was looking forward to meet Nepalese Prime Minister Bahadur Deuba on their “productive” discussion prior to last month visit.
“I also look forward to meeting Prime Minister Deuba again after our productive discussions during his visit to India last month,” Modi said.
In his statement he said both sides will continue to build on the shared understanding to expand cooperation in multiple areas, including in hydropower, development and connectivity. “We will continue to build on our shared understanding to expand cooperation in multiple areas, including in hydropower, development and connectivity.”
“Our ties with Nepal are unparalleled. The civilisational and people-to-people contacts between India and Nepal form the enduring edifice of our close relationship,” Modi said in his departure statement.
“My visit is intended to celebrate and further deepen these time-honoured linkages that have been fostered through centuries and recorded in our long history of inter-mingling,” he said.
The prime minister’s fifth visit to Nepal since 2014 will be on Monday on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. PM Modi and Mr Deuba will hold talks in Lumbini with a focus on further expanding cooperation in multiple areas including hydropower and connectivity.
“I look forward to offering prayers at the Mayadevi Temple on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Jayanti. I am honoured to follow in the footsteps of millions of Indians to pay reverence at the sacred site of Lord Buddha’s birth,” Modi said.
Meanwhile, Chinese delegation will also arriving at very same day to inaugurate the newly build airport which is build by China’s Northwest civil aviation group.
