Indian Prime Minister Modi likely to visit Nepal in May

KATHMANDU, April 18: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Nepal on May 11, according to Hindustani times.

We have been preparing to fix Modi’s visit on May 11,” said an official at foreign ministry, as the Times reported.

Modi is also expected to travel to Janakpur during his Nepal visit. Modi was supposed to visit Janakpur in November 2014, when he came to Nepal to attend the SAARC summit. However, it could not materialize.

The times further said reporting an official at the Nepal government, “We have been asked to make preparations for his (Modi’s) Janakpur visit. It has been long due.”

However, Onlinekhabar has reported that officials at the foreign ministry are preparing to fix Modi’s Nepal visit from May 25-30.

“The date could be slightly up or down as talks with Indian side is still on,” Onlinekhabar reported.

This will be Modi’s third trip to Nepal in his tenure. Modi’s visit comes a month after Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli made his first official overseas trip to India on April 6-8.