India-Nepal
Narendra Modi meets visiting Nepali PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, inaugurates cross border railway network
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently visiting India, when they inaugurated a cross-border railway network, a power transmission line and launched India's RuPay payment card in Nepal after they held wide-ranging talks.
The two countries also inked four pacts to expand cooperation in areas of railways and energy.
"PM
@narendramodi and PM @SherBDeuba of Nepal flagged off the inaugural run of the first broad-gauge passenger rail link between the two countries," MEA spokesperson Arndam Bagchi tweeted.
The Nepali PM arrived in India on Friday.
This is his first bilateral visit abroad after becoming prime minister in July last year.
A high-level delegation is accompanying the Prime Minister.
He is on a three-day visit to Nepal till Apr 3.
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