After the bilateral meeting, Prime Ministers of Nepal and India, KP Sharma Oli and Narendra Modi respectively, addressed a joint press conference in New Delhi. Addressing the press conference, Modi said today was the significant day for historic Nepal-India ties.Claiming that India always wanted economic prosperity and development in Nepal, Modi also announced to supply 600 megawatt electricity to Nepal within two years. Informing about the difficulties faced by the people and country after the promulgation of Constitution last year, Prime Minister Oli told Modi that he was for moving ahead by strengthening relationship between Nepal and India, according to journalist Rishi Dhamala, who is currently in New Delhi. He futher informed the Indian Prime Minister that a political mechanism had already been formed to resolve the issue of demarcation of provincial boundaries. PM Oli said that the government was committed to bring the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front in the mechanism.In response, Modi said that India did not have any disagreement over the Constitution of Nepal.He said that India just wanted that the Constitution addressed the demands of all the people.Before the meeting, PM Oli received a guard of honour as a part of ceremonial welcome at the Rastrapati Bhawan in the Capital.Indian Prime Minister Modi had welcomed PM Oli to the programme.
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