India and Nepal signed nine agreements during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli, today. The two sides signed nine agreements including the one on utilisation of Indian grant of USD 250 million to Nepal for post-earthquake reconstruction and another on improving the road infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region bordering India.The deals are expected to foster improved relations between the two countries,that share open borders, through cultural cooperation, transit between Nepal and Bagladesh through Kakarbitta-Banglabandh corridor, operationalisation of Vishakapatnam port and rail transport to and from Vishakapatnam. Modi congratulated Nepal for finalisation of Constitution during the meeting and expressed the hope that all political parties will come together to successfully resolve “remaining” constitutional issues satisfactorily, taking in considerations aspirations of all sections of the society. He also stressed that that success of Nepal’s new constitution will depend on resolution of contentious issues through “consensus and dialogue” in a time-bound manner.In the meeting, Modi highlighted that Nepal’s stability was linked to India’s security. Earlier on Saturday, Oli was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he inspected a guard of honour. Following this, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on the visiting dignitary Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said the “tone and tenor” of the visit was forward-looking, adding assurances given on addressing grievances within Nepal if left unaddressed may “detract” the country from stability. “This was not a recriminatory visit. This was a forward- looking visit. It was a visit in a cooperative sense,” he added.
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