Advani meets Nepal PM, discusses ties

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday called on visiting Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and discussed ways to improve bilateral ties, sources said.

Advani met Oli at Rashtrapati Bhavan where he is staying as a state guest. The meeting lasted for about half an hour.

Earlier in the day, Oli visited the Tehri hydel project. He is scheduled to visit Gujarat and Maharashtra during his six-day visit that began on February 19.

India and Nepal are working on hydro power projects with combined capacity of 7,000 MW.