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External Affairs Minister Swaraj welcomes Nepal PM Deuba to New Delhi

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is welcomed by Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi, on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Photo: Nepali Embassy in New Delhi

Kathmandu, August 23

Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj has welcomed Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to New Delhi as he landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport this morning.

Swaraj took the state guest to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, where Deuba will stay during the visit.

Deuba had reached the Indian capital on a Nepal Airlines aircraft from Kathmandu today.

On Thursday, Deuba is scheduled to meet Indian  President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other political leaders.

Nepal and India are likely to sign some agreements of bilateral cooperation during the visit.

He will be back home on coming Sunday, August 27.

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