Nepal’s PM arrives on 6-day official visit

19 February, New Delhi

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Oli arrived here Friday for six-day official visit to India, his maiden visit abroad after assuming office in October 2015. Mr Oli will be holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Modi tomorrow.

On his arrival, Oli was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

During the visit, Oli would also be travelling to Dehradun to visit a hydel power plant and Bhuj in Gujarat to see the reconstruction work in the aftermath of the earthquake that had caused wide destruction there a decade and half ago. Under Oli’s leadership, both the countries have witnessed a bitter phase of bilateral relationship, with the Nepalese side accusing India of imposing undeclared economic blockade on the landlocked nation to force the government (Nepal) to accept the demands of the Madhesis.

In a special gesture, India is hosting the Nepalese Prime Minister and his wife Radhika Shakya as guests in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The series of meetings were lined up with Oli, including his meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Power Minister Piyush Goyal.