KP Oli wishes PM Modi on New Year, invites him to visit Nepal

Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli has greeted Narendra Modi on New Year on January 1. Oli has expressed confidence that year 2020 will prove to be successful in furr elevating bilateral ties between countries. Oli also extended an invitation to Modi to visit Nepal over a telephonic conversation. Nepali PM conveyed mess over his twitter handle.

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India-Nepal Bilateral ties

In 2019, India's relations with Nepal continued to grow with high-level bilateral visits and increased energy collaboration, including inauguration of first-ever cross-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia. In February, Nepal-India Joint Secretary-level meeting was held in Pokhara during which top officials from both sides reviewed bilateral tre and transit treaty. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and PM Oli held talks on a wide range of issues, including railways and waterway projects in March. 
two sides also reviewed progress of post-earthquake reconstruction of projects in housing, education, health and cultural herit sectors after which India has pledged assistance of Rs 450 billion. 

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Oli last visited India when Modi was re-elected and invited Modi to Nepal. leers jointly inaugurated 69-km long Motihari-Amlekhjung oil pipeline through video conference in September. EAM S Jaishanker visited Nepal to attend fifth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission which reviewed entire gamut of bilateral relations with special focus on areas of connectivity, ecomic partnership, tre, transit, power and water resources. Nepal issued three commemorative coins marking 550th birth anniversary of founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak, who visited Kathmandu five hundred years ago.
Nepal stood with India in its fight against terrorism as it strongly condemned February terrorist attack in Pulwama. 

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Disputes over Kalapani

Besides amicability, Nepal raised objections to India's updated political map showing Kalapani and Lipulek areas under its territory, claiming that se areas lie within Nepalese territory. Nepal’s ambassor to India Nilambar Acharya claimed same. Yet Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has claimed that -old bilateral ties between Nepal and India have t deteriorated due to border dispute.

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(With inputs from ncies)