Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba held bilateral talks in Lumbini on Monday, reports The Qunit.
Speaking at the event for Buddh Purnima, the PM said, “The growing and strengthening friendship between India and Nepal will work for the benefit of entire humanity amid the kind of global situation that is emerging today. The devotion to Lord Buddha binds us together, makes us members of one family.”
A total of six Memorandums of Understanding/Agreements (MoUs) were signed and exchanged between the two countries during Modi’s visit.
He Modi also laid the foundation stone for the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage in Lumbini. The Centre is likely to cost INR 100 crore and take three years to complete.
Earlier, PM Modi arrived in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, where he was received by Nepalese PM Deuba.
Modi and Deuba offered prayers at the Mahamayadevi Temple in Lumbini. The Indian PM also signed the visitors’ book at the temple.