PM says, he will utilize India visit in interest of nation and people
INDIA VISIT FOR CONSOLIDATING INDO-NEPAL TIES
KATHMANDU, April 3: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said he will make effort to make his India visit successful by utilizing it in interest of nation and people at the utmost level and further consolidate the existing excellent Indo-Nepal bilateral ties.
Briefing about his visit to India at the parliament on Tuesday, he said that friendship based on mutual interest, equality and adhering to international treaties are the basic principle that guide the nation’s foreign policy.
Prime Minister Oli is embarking on his first official overseas trip to India from April 6-8 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
“I am going on a state visit to India in course of making neighboring countries partners in the Nepal’s endeavors for development and prosperity by maintaining balanced, strengthened and trustworthy relations with them,” said Oli.
“The government wishes to have balanced relations based on trust, friendship, equity and mutual interests with India and China and intends to build up a reliable atmosphere for so and make the neighbors its development partners for the prosperity of the nation and the visit is taking place in the same backdrop,” he added.
Friendly relations with neighbors, policy of non-interference, the United Nations Charter, principles of Panchasheel adopted by Nepal and interests of the nation and just relations are the destinations of Nepal’s foreign policy, the Prime Minister said, promising that no step capable to hurt the national pride would be taken during the visit.
Oli clarified that he was not in the mood to pile up multiple agreements. He said that the visit will primarily focus on “prioritizing the effective implementation of the past agreements inked between the two countries,” and “further deepening the excellent bilateral Indo-Nepal relations based on mutual interest.”
“My efforts will focus on making the visit successful by utilizing it in the interests of the nation and people at the upmost level and to further consolidate the bilateral ties,” he added.
PM Oli said his visit would focus on agricultural modernization of Nepal, increasing production and trade, connectivity, and export, decreasing trade losses, attracting investment, the implementation of the Pancheshwor Multipurpose Project, the construction of integrated check posts, increasing mutual welfares of both the countries, and a postal highway.
Issue relating to the pledge made by India following the earthquake of April, 2015 would also be discussed during the visit.
Likewise, other issues would be discussed regarding subsidiary loan taken from India, expanding air connectivity, easing transit, constructing border infrastructures, and resumption of SAARC Summit and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Conference.
Common Issues like on controlling terrorism and human trafficking would also be discussed, according to him.