Kathmandu, Sept 14: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he was leaving for India visit with the major agenda of making the relations between the two countries cordial.
Talking to international media correspondents at his Baluwatar residence this evening, Prime Minister Dahal said the visit would put an end to the bitterness that was seen in the bilateral relations in the recent past. “The major goal of this visit would be to transform the bitterness in the relations between the two countries into an atmosphere of trust and to further consolidate the relations, “he said.
Nepal suffered as a result of that bitterness last year, he said while adding, “The sufferings that we faced was not a matter of happiness for India too, and taking note of that this visit will add a new dimension in the relations between the two countries.”
He also claimed to put to rest the unnecessary apprehensions over the visit by a Nepali Prime Minister to India and build a foundation of trust over the same. Prime Minister Dahal said he would focus on discussing about setting a work schedule to implement the agreements reached in the past.
Exchange of high-level visits in the offing
The Prime Minister on the occasion also shared that high-level visits were being held in Nepal in the near future to help balance and improve the country’s relation with its neighbours.
Accordingly, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will be coming to Nepal in the first week of November while the visit of the Chinese President is also almost certain. The Prime Minister also shared that he would be extending an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath.
Constitution implementation takes momentum
On a different note, Prime Minister Dahal said the constitution is gradually gaining acceptance from all sides including Madhesi, Tharu, indigenous nationalities and people living in Terai, hill and mountainous areas. He highlighted that the implementation of the constitution is directly associated with widening the circle of acceptance of the national charter.
The Prime Minister also said that environment was being created to hold dialogue with those having differing opinion on the constitutional provisions and thereby amend the constitution. “Had there been the fixation of location of high courts in the constitution problems might have occurred in its execution. But now the relevant Acts have already passed”, he added.
Preparation is underway to finalize where to station the high courts by Wednesday after carrying out ground works to this effect in collaboration with political parties, judicial council and other actors.
“The environment being created to amend the constitution after addressing the agitating parties and the advancement of matters on setup of high courts and language commission has enabled an atmosphere for the gradual implementation of the constitution”, he further noted.
Prime Minister Dahal went on saying that the first meeting of his cabinet had emphatically decided to provide housing grants to the earthquake survivors within 45 days. RSS
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