Have come to clear misunderstandings, says Nepal PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli on Saturday said the main purpose of his visit to India was to clear all misunderstandings that have surfaced in the last few months.

"The main mission of my visit is to clear misunderstandings that surfaced in the last few months and to bring back our relations to the same level of enthusiasm that we saw when Modiji visited Nepal in August 2014," said Oli at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Modi.

"The sentimental response of the Nepalese people to the spirit of Modi ji is still fresh in the minds of Nepalese," he added.

Prime Minister Oli further said that India is now emerging as one of the major economic power houses of the region and the world.

"India is now emerging as one of the economic powerhouses. The progress India has made in economic transformations in science and technology, communication, research and innovation are inspiring for us," he said.

"We are proud of the impressive development of India and want to reap benefit from this," he further added.

Prime Minister Oli further said that the relations between India and Nepal are beyond governments and formal deals.

"Our people share a sense of deep friendship and fraternity. For Nepal, relations with India are important. India is our biggest trade and development partner, largest source of FDI and the provider of bilateral transit facility," he added.

Praising India for the spontaneous support in aftermath of earthquake in Nepal last year, Oli said: "I sincerely thank PM Narendra Modi and people of India for spontaneous support in aftermath of earthquake last year."

"We are equally appreciative of the support of India in our reconstruction drive," he added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi Appreciated Nepal's commendable progress towards democracy and federalism, saying its eventual success depends on consensus and dialogue.

Terming the framing and promulgation of Nepal's Constitution is an important achievement, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Nepal's Government and the political leadership and all sections of the Nepali society for their contributions in its development.

Nepalese Prime Minister Oli, who is on his first visit abroad after assuming office in October last, was accorded ceremonial reception at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhawan today.