New Delhi: To strengthen bilateral ties between the two important neighbouring nations, Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli met Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi in New Delhi ahead of delegation-level talks.
Oli, accompanied by his wife RadhikaShakyaOli, arrived in New Delhi Friday morning for a three-day India visit and was received at the airport by home minister Rajnath Singh. This is his first foreign trip after assuming office.
The Nepalese premier met Prime Minister NarendraModi in the evening ahead of delegation-level talks on Saturday.
“Delighted to meet the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr KP Sharma Oli,” Modi tweeted after the meeting.

Modi also posted photographs on Twitter of his meeting with Oli at the Prime Minister’s official residence here.
Oli, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a dinner hosted by the Nepalese Embassy, said Nepal wants to be close with “every neighbour” and “every friend”.
Responding to questions on his discussions with Prime Minister Modi during the meeting, Oli said, “It was excellent”.
Earlier in the evening, Oli also addressed members of the Nepalese community at an event at Nepal’s Embassy in New Delhi.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Rahul Gandhi also met Oli and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Oli also attended a business luncheon event on the first day of his visit.
The visiting leader will be accorded a ceremonial reception at the RashtrapatiBhavan Saturday.
Oli’s visit is in line with the tradition of a Nepalese premier visiting India on his first overseas trip.
The visit also assumes significance as it comes after Oli had publicly criticised New Delhi for interfering in Nepal’s internal matters and accused it of toppling his government last year.