Nepal PM Oli Presented Honorary Degree at GB Pant University

The Nepal PM is on a three-day visit to India.

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KP Sharma Oli calls on PM Narendra Modi.
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KP Sharma Oli calls on PM Narendra Modi.
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Oli's Three-Day Visit Itinerary

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be accorded a ceremonial reception on Saturday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where he will call on President Ram Nath Kovind.

Delegation-level talks between Oli and Modi will be also held on Saturday. The talks will be followed by remote inauguration of development projects and press statements, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

On Saturday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Home Minister Rajnath Singh will also call on Oli separately.

During the visit, Oli will also call on Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

On the third day of his visit, the Nepalese premier will visit the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.

He will visit the Breeder Seed Production Centre and an integrated farming project there.

Oli will also be conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at the university.

He will then leave for Kathmandu later in the evening from Delhi.

(With PTI and ANI inputs)

Nepal PM Oli Meets With PM Modi

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of delegation-level talks tomorrow.

Modi also posted photographs of his meeting with Oli at the Prime Minister's official residence here.

Oli will hold delegation-level talks with Modi tomorrow to strengthen the partnership between the two countries.

In the evening, Oli also addressed members of the Nepalese community at an event at Nepal's Embassy in Delhi.

Oli’s Vision for Nepal in Sync With ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’: Modi

Trying to reset the bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oil held wide-ranging talks on Saturday, 7 April, and agreed to step up two-way engagement in key areas of defence and security, connectivity, trade and agriculture.

After the talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will always stand by Nepal in its quest for all-round growth, asserting that deeper cooperation between the neighbours will strengthen democracy in Nepal.

On his part, Oli, seen as a leader who wants to develop a closer relationship with China, said his government wants to build a strong edifice of "trust-based" relationship with India.

I have come to India with an aim to enhance our relations to newer heights commensurate with the realities of the 21st century.
KP Oli

In a press statement to media along with Oli, Modi said the Nepalese PM's vision for a "prosperous Nepal and developed Nepal" was in sync with his vision of sabka saath sabka vikas.

Modi also hailed successful conduct of national and provincial polls in Nepal and complimented its people for reposing their faith in the democracy.

Modi said both sides have agreed to expedite all connectivity projects, adding that an agreement has been made to lay a new railway line to link Kathmandi with India. The prime minister said both sides will enhance defence and security ties.

We have strong relations when it comes to the aspect of security. We will work together to stop misuse of our open border.
PM Modi

Oli also invited Modi to visit Nepal.

Modi said there has been a long history of India's contribution towards Nepal's development and that he has assured Oli that it will continue.

The Nepalese prime minister said his country needs support from its friends adding, "Relations among neighbours is different from other relations. This is based on mutual respect."

(Source: PTI)

India's Interest Lies in Nepal's Stability, Growth: President Kovind

India is ready to expand cooperation as per "Nepal's priorities" and its interest lies in the neighbouring country's stability and economic growth, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday, 7 April.

Welcoming Oli for a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Kovind said he was happy to note that this was his first visit abroad after his appointment as the prime minister of Nepal.

The president said that India holds him in the highest regard for his leadership and contribution to advancing the cause of India-Nepal partnership.
Rashtrapati Bhawan statement

Kovind expressed confidence that under Oli's leadership, Nepal would chart a new course of rapid socio-economic transformation for its people.

India’s abiding interest is in the stability and economic prosperity of Nepal. We wish to take forward our relationship on the basis of goodwill, mutual trust and mutual benefit.
President Ram Nath Kovind

The president said India valued its economic and development partnership with Nepal.

"India stands ready to expand cooperation with Nepal as per Nepal's priorities. We believe that enhanced connectivity between our countries will boost our economic growth and benefit our citizens," he said.

He said no other countries in the world had the bonds of friendship and cooperation that existed between India and Nepal.

We are bound together not only by a shared geography but by history, culture, civilisation and close people-to-people and familial ties. Regular exchanges of visits at the highest political level between the two countries demonstrate the priority that we attach to our special partnership.
President Ram Nath Kovind

(Source: PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu Meets Oli

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu met Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Oli on Saturday, 7 April, as part of the latter’s three-day visit to India.

Earlier, Oli held delegation-level talks with PM Modi and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

(Photo Courtesy: ANI)
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'A Peaceful and Prosperous Nepal is in the Larger Interest of India': KP Oli

Addressing the India Foundation reception in Delhi, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Oli stressed on the importance of his country’s relations with India, saying:

Our dream is for a prosperous Nepal. This cannot be done alone. We will continue to look for support across the world, particularly at our neighbours… We will never let our land to be used against sovereign India. We are firm in our resolve and we need the same kind of assurance from India.
KP Oli

Pointing out that Nepal’s economy cannot sustain an alarmingly high trade imbalance with India, Oli said he had “comprehensive and frank conversations” with PM Modi.

I firmly believe, and I hope you all will agree, that a peaceful and prosperous Nepal is in the larger interest of India as well as other neighbours… We are a country between two big neighbours. We want to have friendly neighbourly relations... The most important thing for us is friendship.
KP Oli

Nepal PM Oli Arrives in Uttarakhand

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli arrived at Pantnagar, and is scheduled to visit GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology.

Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat accorded a warm welcome to the Oli and his wife at the airport from where they headed for Pantnagar Terai Bhawan.

(Photo: ANI)

Honorary Degree for Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was presented an honorary degree at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. Oli and his wife reached Uttarakhand in the afternoon on Sunday, 8 April.

(Photo Courtesy: ANI/Twitter)
(Photo Courtesy: ANI/Twitter)

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was presented an honorary degree at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, on Sunday, 8 April.

The Nepalese PM is on a three-day visit to India. On Saturday, 7 April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging delegation-level talks with his counterpart in Nepal, discussing ways to boost ties in the areas of defence and security, connectivity, trade and agriculture.

Oli also met President Ram Nath Kovind, and was accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

  • PM Modi says India will always stand by Nepal in its quest for all-round-growth
  • “I have come to India with an aim to enhance our relations to newer heights commensurate with the realities of the 21st century,” Oli says after holding talks with Modi
  • Oli was awarded an Honorary degree at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
  • Oli’s visit is in line with the tradition of a Nepalese premier visiting India on his first overseas trip

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Published: 06 Apr 2018,10:35 PM IST

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