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Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are satisfied with the progress the two countries made in power sector cooperation and have also finalised an Agreement for Long-Term Power Trade wherein it was agreed to strive to increase the quantum of export of power from Nepal to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed through a press release on Friday.

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are satisfied with the progress the two countries made in power sect

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are satisfied with the progress the two countries made in power sect

Though the two countries agreed to sign a bilateral joint venture accord, they are open to involving India as per the wish of the southern neighbour.

The two prime ministers also discussed boundary issues. "I maintained that the border dispute should be resolved through the established diplomatic mechanism," said Nepali PM Dahal.

With the two nations expected to upgrade their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” this year, Canberra has an obvious choice of “special envoy.”

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Bangladesh and Nepal are beginning a two-day meeting to discuss how to jointly take India on board for using Indian transmission lines to enable power trade between Nepal and Bangladesh

Development of Sunkoshi-3 Hydropower Project and dedicated transmission line through India are among the issues on agenda for next bilateral meeting.