India attaches immense priority to Nepal, says PM Modi on meeting Nepal PM Oli

Bangkok [Thailand], April 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, in Bangkok on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
As per the MEA, the two leaders reviewed the "unique and close relationship" between India and Nepal.
The meeting in Bangkok marked the second meet between the two leaders since PM Oli took charge last year.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the progress in enhancing physical and digital connectivity, people-to-people linkages, and in the domain of energy.
PM Modi and PM Oli agreed to continue working towards further deepening the multifaceted partnership between our two countries and peoples.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on X to share the details of the meeting with his Nepal counterpart.
He highlighted how India and Nepal discussed the different aspects of their relationship in areas such as energy, connectivity, culture and digital technology.
He noted that they discussed the key positive outcomes from this year's BIMSTEC Summit in the fields of disaster management and maritime transport.
"Had a productive meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Bangkok. We discussed different aspects of India-Nepal friendship, especially in sectors like energy, connectivity, culture and digital technology. We also talked about some of the key positive outcomes from this year's BIMSTEC Summit, especially in areas of disaster management and maritime transport", PM Modi said on X.

Had a productive meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Bangkok. India attaches immense priority to relations with Nepal. We discussed different aspects of India-Nepal friendship, especially in sectors like energy, connectivity, culture and digital technology. We also… pic.twitter.com/Ygrj30VyfH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 4, 2025

Calling PM Modi a dear friend, Nepal's PM KP Sharma Oli said on X that the discussions between the two of them were very fruitful and positive. He expressed gratitude on their meeting.

मेरे प्रिय मित्र, प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी से आत्मीय भेंट हुई।

हमारी बातचीत अत्यंत सार्थक और सकारात्मक रही।

इस सौहार्दपूर्ण मुलाकात पर हर्ष व्यक्त करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/v49J6qhXWV

— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) April 4, 2025

The MEA underscored the importance of Nepal in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and highlighted that the meeting between the two leaders "continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries". (ANI)