Kathmandu, June 3: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), President Rabi Lamichhane and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting in New Delhi today.
Lamichhane is currently on a five-day visit to India at the invitation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin. He had left here for India on Monday.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Modi mentioned on his social media Facebook that he was very happy to meet President Lamichhane.
“Delighted to meet the Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party of Nepal Mr. Rabi Lamichhane. I welcome and fully share his desire to work closely together for a shared and prosperous future.
Nepal is a priority partner under our Neighbourhood First policy and we look forward to collaborating with the new government to elevate the special and multifaceted relationship between our two countries to greater heights,” the Indian PM stated on the social media X.
It is stated that discussions were held between them on Nepal–India relations, the relationship between the RSP and BJP, mutual interests between the two countries, as well as various other dimensions.
On that occasion, the Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Prime Minister Modi’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, among others, was present.
Similarly, from the Nepalese side, President Lamichhane, his spouse Nikita Paudel, the RSP leaders Bipin Acharya and Deepak Bohara, as well as senior officials of the Nepali embassy in New Delhi, were present during the meeting.
On Tuesday, the RSP President had met India’s Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar, BJP President Nabin and other senior officials.
