New Delhi, Jan. 15, 2021 India and Nepal on Friday agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties through cooperation ranging from political, security and border issues, India’s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement on Friday.
This followed a meeting of the joint commission of the two countries in New Delhi, which was co-chaired by Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal.
The Joint Commission comprehensively reviewed all aspects of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries and “explored ways to further strengthen their traditionally close and friendly ties,” the statement said.
“Both sides discussed several areas of cooperation including the areas of connectivity, economy, trade, power, oil and gas, water resources, political, security issues, border management, development partnership, tourism, culture, education and capacity building,