State visit of President of Nepal to India (17-21 April, 2017)

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April 12, 2017

Rt. Hon’ble Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal will be visiting India on a State Visit from April 17-21, 2017, at the invitation of President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
This is the first State visit of the President of Nepal after assuming office of the President in October 2015. The upcoming visit reflects the priority that both India & Nepal attach to further strengthening of their age-old, unique, wide-ranging partnership, underpinned by shared historical and cultural linkages and strong people-to-people connections.
During the visit, President of Nepal will meet with the President of India, Vice President and the Prime Minister. The External Affairs Minister and other Ministers will call on the President of Nepal. Apart from official engagements in New Delhi, the President of Nepal will be visiting Gujarat and Odisha. The upcoming visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries, and will further deepen the cordial and cooperative ties that exist between India and Nepal.