KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the invitation to visit Nepal from his counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday.

Both Bhandari and Kovind, who are in Japan to attend the ceremony of the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, held a meeting earlier in the morning.

Bhandari had extended the invitation to Kovind during the meeting.

Kovind thanked Bhandari for the invitation and said the arrangement of his visit to Nepal would be made through diplomatic channels.

Both the leaders expressed happiness that Nepal-India bilateral relation is positive and promised to take to wider and multi-dimensional level.

They also discussed the undergoing India assisted projects in Nepal while noting the recently complete cross-border petroleum pipeline as exemplary work.

Kovind also expressed gratitude toward Nepal for issuing three different types of commemorative coins on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak and Nepal Prime Minister’s contributory article in a book published on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: President Bidya Devi Bhandari will embark on an official visit to Japan from October 20-22 to attend the Ceremony of the Enthronement of Naruhito, the Emperor of Japan scheduled for  October 22, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal.

Bhandari will leave for Tokyo after wrapping up the ongoing five-day state visit to Myanmar.

After the Ceremony, Prez Bhandari will attend the Court Banquet to be hosted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito.

During the visit, Bhandari will hold meetings with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Indian President Shri Ram Nath Kovind.

She will also attend the welcome reception hosted in her honor by the Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Mrs. Prativa Rana and the welcome program to be organized by the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Japan.

The president will be accompanied by  Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and other high ranking officials of the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She will return to Kathmandu on Oct 23.