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PM Modi meets Nepali president, discusses bilateral ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed bilateral ties with Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav.

FP Archives|Aug 04, 2014, 12:29:02 IST

Kathmandu: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed bilateral ties with Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav.

PM Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Nepal. PTI

Modi in his meeting with Yadav discussed how to further strengthen ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and senior officials from India and Nepal were present at the meeting that lasted for about 15 minutes.

The meeting will be followed by a vegetarian lunch, which will include some Gujarati dishes. The lunch was vegetarian since this is a Monday that falls in the traditional Sravan month.

Modi is on a two-day visit to Nepal that ends on Monday.

Modi's meeting with the president was preceded by a visit to the Pashupatinath temple where he prayed, announced Rs 25 crore for a dharamshala and offered 2,500 kg of sandalwood.

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