ProMASS, Nov 3, 2016: The President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee has said that the destinies of India and Nepal are interlinked and the two nations have a vital stake in each other’s well-being and prosperity. He was speaking at a banquet hosted in his honour by Her Excellency Ms. Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the President of Nepal in Kathmandu Nov 2, 2016.
The President said our people have always maintained close ties of friendship and co-operation. The socio-economic, cultural and people-to-people ties between our two nations reinforce the warm relations and mutual understanding that exists between our two Governments. These special bonds are at the heart of the India-Nepal friendship. They are the real drivers of our partnership; they provide vitality and dynamism to our unique, time-tested and multi-faceted relations.
The President said working together our nations can do a lot. India attaches the highest priority to its relations with its neighbours – particularly Nepal with whom we have the closest fraternal ties. India is committed to further strengthening and expanding these ties and we know that so is Nepal. As sovereign nations we have ensured that our partnership is based on utmost trust and respect for each other’s interests and concerns. We share the confidence that through this approach we are bound to succeed.
