Kathmandu, Sept 2: Sri Lankan President Maithripala
Sirisena concluded his two-day bilateral, goodwill visit to Nepal on Sunday.
At
the invitation of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Sirisena was on an official visit
to Nepal from September 1 to 2.
He
returned home Sunday afternoon.
His
visit coincided with the fourth BIMSTEC Summit 2018. He had arrived in
Kathmandu on September 29 to participate in the conference, and he had extended
the stay to pay a bilateral and goodwill visit to Nepal.
President
Sirisena was accompanied by his spouse Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari, State Minister
of Foreign Affairs Vasanta Senanayake and other high-level officials of his
government.
The
President of Sri Lanka had a bilateral meeting with President Bhandari on
Saturday.
A
wide range of issues pertaining to Nepal-Sri Lanka relations were discussed on
the occasion, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
The
two Presidents also expressed happiness on the successful conclusion of the 4th
BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu on 30-31 August.
They
witnessed the exchange of two Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) between the governments
of Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The
MoU between the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) of Nepal and the Bandaranaike
International Diplomatic Training Institute of Sri Lanka was signed by the
Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and W.S. Parera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka
to Nepal, on behalf of their countries.
Similarly,
the MoU on Cooperation for the Youth Development was signed by Secretary of the
Ministry of Youth and Sports of Nepal Mohan Krishna Sapkota and Ambassador Parera.
President
Bhandari had hosted a dinner in honour of the President of Sri Lanka and his
delegation.
Earlier,
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli had called on Sirisena, during which views were
expressed on further strengthening relations between the two countries on
mutually beneficial spheres.
The
President of Sri Lanka visited Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha on
Saturday.
Chief
of Province 5 Umakanta Jha, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, provincial ministers and
officials of Lumbini Development Trust had welcomed the Sri Lankan President.
President
Sirisena offered prayers at the Mayadevi Temple and also inspected the Sri
Lankan monastery built on the Lumbini premises.
He
also paid homage to Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu during his visit.
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