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India says will support Nepal in constitution implementation

President Bidya Devi Bhandari meets Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee during her state visit, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Photo: RSS

Kathmandu, April 19

India has said it will support Nepal in the process of constitution implementation and other efforts to achieve peace, stability and development.

Issuing a press statement on the third day of President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s five-day state visit on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said, “The Indian leadership reiterated its support to ongoing efforts of the Government of Nepal in moving constitution implementation process forward through dialogue and taking all sections of its society on board.”

Informing that the meetings held between Nepali and Indian sides during the President’s visit featured various bilateral issues, the statement said, “Both the sides expressed satisfaction at the intensive bilateral exchanges in recent months at all levels between the two countries to deepen and strengthen ongoing cooperation in sectors such as trade, economic, investments, water resources, energy cooperation, security, post-earthquake reconstruction efforts, culture, education and people to people ties.”

“These exchanges reflect the wide canvass of bilateral cooperative agenda for shared prosperity and development of the two peoples.”

“The State visit of the President of Nepal provided the opportunity to the two sides to review all aspects of bilateral relations and to reiterate their commitments to take India-Nepal partnership to a new level across diverse sectors for mutual benefit,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, President Bhandari wrapped up her political engagements in New Delhi and reached Gujarat this afternoon.

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