On the second day of his two-day visit to Nepal, India's foreign secretary Harsh Shringla inaugurated the India-built projects.
On the second day of his two-day visit to Nepal, India's foreign secretary Harsh Shringla inaugurated the India-built projects on Friday and said that, “Nepal occupies a special place in our hearts”.
Speaking at the inauguration of three schools in the Gorkha district, Shringla said, "Nepal occupies a special place in our hearts. We have been glad to able to assist in your reconstruction. Both India and Nepal have young populations, we value education. A good education is the best investment for the future and our people."
The Gorkha district had suffered massively from the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Shringla lauded the "courage and determination" that has "helped rebuild lives".
India is building 50,000 houses in the Gorkha and Nuwakot districts of Nepal, of which 46,000 have been built. He also remotely inaugurated an India-funded project to renovate the Tashop (Tare) Gompa monastery in the Manang district.
Earlier speaking at an event, he highlighted the common, "civilisational heritage, culture and customs" and "people-to-people linkages are so strong and so powerful that quite frankly we in government only complement these".
He also pointed out, "Nepal is fundamental to our "Neighbourhood First” approach" and "India’s development and modernisation are incomplete and intrinsically and symbiotically linked to the development and modernisation of neighbouring countries such as Nepal."
On Thursday, he met the political leadership of the country including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. COVID cooperation, development projects, boundary issues were discussed during the meeting. This is the third high level visit from India to Nepal amid the COVID pandemic.
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