Kathmandu : Nepal and India have agreed to further deepen and broaden the bilateral relationship through development partnerships, enhanced connectivity and strong partnership on priority areas of mutual benefit.
During the bilateral talks between Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal and his Indian counterpart Dr S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Saturday, the two ministers reviewed the progress made on various ongoing bilateral projects and cooperation initiatives, and exchanged views on ways to accelerate their implementation. They also discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern, including cooperation within multilateral forums, according to Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi.
The Embassy stated that the two ministers made the joint announcements for operationalisation of the P2P Cross Border Payment transactions under the MoU between NCHL and NPCI signed in June 2023; handing over of 72 health sector and 12 cultural sector post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal built with India’s development assistance and MoU exchanged between Kathmandu University School of Engineering’s Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence and Digital India Bhashini Division for co-creating National Digital Infrastructure for “Voice First” Language Translation Platform.
During the meeting, the two ministers held wide ranging and productive discussions on Nepal–India bilateral relations.
The discussions encompassed areas of trade and economic cooperation, cross-border connectivity, energy partnership, water resources management and the promotion of people-to-people ties, including through sports. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the enduring partnership between the two neighbouring countries.
Minister Khanal is scheduled to return home on Sunday.
