President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met top leaders from Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles and discussed different development-related matters of mutual interest. During her meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', she said Nepal is a priority partner under India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and conveyed the country's commitment to «further strengthen our unique ties».
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Both the leaders discussed ways to take forward the developmental initiatives across various sectors in Nepal, which are benefitting the people of the two countries, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
Welcoming Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Murmu conveyed her greetings to the new government and the people of Maldives. She expressed confidence that the island nation will continue on the path of prosperity and development under Muizzu's leadership.
«Both leaders noted the longstanding and multifaceted ties between two countries and highlighted important pillars of our wide-ranging bilateral cooperation including people-to-people linkages, capacity building cooperation, economic and trade relations and development cooperation,» the statement said.
This was Muizzu's first visit to India after he became the island nation's president on November 17 last year. The ties between