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Nepal-India holding productive talks on finalising PM Balendra Shah's India visit: Nepal FM Shishir Khanal

Kathmandu, Sep 30 (UNI) Nepal and India are holding positive discussions on Prime Minister Balendra Shah's proposed visit to New Delhi, although no date has yet been finalised, Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters at Tribhuvan International Airport after returning from the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khanal said both sides wanted the visit to be "fruitful and result-oriented".
"An invitation for the Prime Minister's visit to India was received early on, and Nepal has viewed it positively," Khanal said. "Both sides are positive about undertaking a result-oriented visit at an appropriate time. However, the date for the visit has not been finalised yet."
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