Manmohan, Rahul meet Nepal PM Oli

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Rahul Gandhi today met visiting Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and discussed issues of mutual interest.

Gandhi and Singh drove down to Rashtrapati Bhawan, where the meeting took place, the Congress said.

During the over half-an-hour meeting, the leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and cooperation. They talked of the age-old ties between the two neighbouring countries.

Former Union minister Anand Sharma was also present during the meeting.

Oli is on a three-day visit to India, his first visit abroad after assuming office.