New Delhi: India values its economic and development partnership with Nepal and was ready to expand cooperation with its neighbour as per latter’s priorities, President Ram Nath Kovind said here on Saturday when the visiting Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli called on him.
Welcoming Mr Oli, he said that enhanced connectivity between the two countries will boost mutual economic growth and benefit the citizens.Observing that no other countries in the world shared the bond of friendship and cooperation that exist between India and Nepal, the President said, “ We are bound together not only by shared geography but by history, culture, civilisation and close people to people and familial ties."
"Regular exchanges of visits at the highest political level between the two countries demonstrate the priority that we attach to our special partnership.”India’s abiding interest was in the stability and economic prosperity of Nepal and India wishes to take forward the relationship on the basis of goodwill, mutual trust and mutual benefit, he said.Mr Kovind said that India held the Prime Minister of Nepal in high esteem for his leadership and contribution to advancing the cause of India-Nepal partnership."We are confident that under his wise leadership, Nepal will chart a new course of rapid socio-economic transformation for its people,’’ he added.(UNI)