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President Bhandari to head to India on Monday

Kathmandu, April 12

President Bidya Devi Bhandari will embark on a four-day State Visit of India on Monday, at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.

“This is the first State visit of the President of Nepal after assuming the office of the President in October 2015. The upcoming visit reflects the priority that both India and Nepal attach to further strengthening of their age-old, unique, wide-ranging partnership, underpinned by shared historical and cultural linkages and strong people-to-people connections,” the Ministry said in a statement.

According to the Ministry, Bhandari will meet Mukherjee, the Vice President Ansari and Prime Minister Modi. The External Affairs Minister and other Ministers will also call on the President, it added.

Bhandari will also visit Gujarat and Orissa.

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