Modi invites Koirala to visit India

Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala is set to pay an official visit to India, it was announced here Monday.

This follows an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India "at an early mutually convenient date".

A joint statement issued at the end of Modi's two-day Nepal trip said Koirala accepted the invitation. The dates will be finalized soon.