Kathmandu sources stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday met his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli on the sidelines of the 4th BIMSTEC Summit here and they held a detailed review on all aspects of the bilateral relationship including ways to further deepen economic and trade ties. Meanwhile this was the third meeting between the two leaders this year, where they met earlier during Oli's visit to India in April and the subsequent visit of Prime Minister Modi to Nepal in May.
He added "Our deliberations were wide ranging, covering multiple aspects of India-Nepal relations," Prime Minister Modi said after the meeting and they discussed ways to further deepen our economic, trade and cultural ties. Further enhancing connectivity between our nations was discussed as well”. Moreover the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the two leaders held a detailed review on all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
Furthermore he also held talks
with presidents of Sri Lanka and Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional
grouping comprising India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and
Nepal.
