Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met his Nepal counterpart Sushil Koirala on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly.
The two leaders discussed the forthcoming SAARC summit to be held in Nepal's capital Kathmandu in November this year.
"India-Nepal Prime Ministers discuss forthcoming SAARC Summit," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, tweeted.
This is the third time the two leaders have met since Modi became prime minister in May this year.
While Koirala came to New Delhi to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony, the Indian prime minister went on a bilateral visit to Nepal in the first week of August.
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