Dahal, Modi meet in New Delhi

APD

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KATHMANDU, Sept. 9 -- Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed on effectively implementing the agreements signed between the two countries.

They also discussed on recent bilateral visits of the prime ministers from both the countries, the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit, issues of mutual interest and development potentials were discussed between the two leaders.

Likewise, according to Dahal's secretariat, matters related to hydropower development in Nepal, postal highway, development of railway, waterways, agriculture-based industries and development of tourism were discussed during the meeting held in New Delhi on Saturday.

The two leaders are also said to have discussed the ideas of forming a broader 'circuit' by incorporating the major religious sites of Nepal and India for promotion of religious tourism as well as the cooperation for exporting water of Mt Everest as the mineral water across the globe.They have also committed to taking Nepal-India relations to a new height.