Visit to India focuses on fostering harmony: PM Dahal

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said his India visit that began on Wednesday will focus on fostering harmony between the two countries. [caption id="attachment_37448" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses a programme organised by Nepali Embassy to welcome the former in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption] Addressing a reception organised by Nepali Embassy in India in his honour on Wednesday, PM Dahal shared that the visit will cultivate mutual trust and welfare. It will be in favour of Nepal and Nepalis. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is on a four-day official visit to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The premiers of the two countries will hold discussions on various issues of bilateral interest and welfare in the course of the visit. Reiterating the age-old and people-to-people level relations between Nepal and India, Prime Minister stated that this visit will take the friendly relations between the two countries to a new height. [gallery link="file" size="full" columns="2" ids="37449,37447"] PM Dahal expressed happiness, saying Nepalis residing in India for various purposes including study and employment are themselves the goodwill ambassadors. He urged them to utilise their skills and knowledge gained in India for the country's prosperity. The Nepali government is effortful to grant voting rights to Nepalis living outside the country, PM Dahal shared. PM Dahal further informed that the government had recently incorporated those people, who are in foreign employment, in the social security scheme and urged Nepalis living in India to take benefit from it. The national economy dented by the Covid 19 is gradually recovering with the formation of the present government, according to PM Dahal. The government is committed to economic development and its result will be seen soon, he hoped. Elimination of corruption and pro-people service are other priorities, he reminded. The PM further informed that Nepal has entered a new stage of democratic system with the election of three tiers of government. PM Dahal arrived in New Delhi, leading a Nepali delegation, on Wednesday. He is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart on Thursday. It is said agreements will be made on some significant issues between the two countries. [caption id="attachment_37450" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A delegation led by Nepal Chamber of Commerce President Rajendra Malla poses for a photo in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The delegation represents the private sector of Nepal on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's four-day official visit to the southern neighbouring country.[/caption] Meanwhile, a team of officials from Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) including President Rajendra Mall has also joined Prime Minister Dahal on the latter’s official visit to India. The officials of NCC representing the private sector include Immediate Past President Rajesh Kazi Shrestha, Vice President duo Deepak Kumar Malhotra and Urmila Shrestha. The representative organisations of the private sector of Nepal and India will be interacting on bilateral trade, investment, customs facilitation and other issues. NCC President Malla said that Indian businesspersons will be requested to invest in energy and tourism sectors and medium enterprises. By RSS/B360 READ ALSO:

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