New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj told the Lok Sabha today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Nepal visit was not only historic, but also successful. Making a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said: “I rise to inform the august House of Prime Minister’s historic and highly successful visit to Nepal on 3-4 August this year. I would like to begin by conveying our sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala for the excellent arrangements and warm hospitality accorded to Prime Minister and the delegation.” Highlighting that fact that Modi was the first prime minister to visit Nepal after 17 years, Swaraj also informed the House of Modi’s meetings with the top leadership of Nepal and other political party leaders, as also the details of what was discussed in terms of bilateral relations between the two nations. “This was the first bilateral visit by any Indian Prime Minister to Nepal in 17 years, since June 1997.
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