President of Nepal arrives in India on five-day State visit
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari was received at the airport by the the Centre's Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Krishna Raj.
This is the first State visit of the President of Nepal after assuming office in October 2015.
According to a release by the Ministry of External Affairs, the upcoming visit reflects the priority that both India and Nepal attach to further strengthening of their age-old, unique, wide-ranging partnership, underpinned by shared historical and cultural linkages and strong people-to-people connections.
During the visit, President of Nepal will meet with the President of India, Vice President and the Prime Minister.
The External Affairs Minister and other Union ministers will call on the President of Nepal.
Apart from official engagements in New Delhi, the President of Nepal will be visiting Gujarat and Odisha.
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