Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayak Khadka has said that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to India has become successful.

During a press conference organized at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday, the foreign minister claimed that PM Deuba’s visit was successful in taking Nepal’s relations with India to a new height.

 “This visit discussed issues of mutual interests. This is a big achievement,” Minister Khadka said. 

He made it clear that Prime Minister Deuba held a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda as the President of the Nepali Congress, not as the prime minister. 

During the meeting, the duo discussed cementing the relationship between Nepali Congress and the BJP.

Prime Minister Deuba was criticized for visiting the BJP headquarters, saying it was against diplomatic dignity.

Similarly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was criticized for not keeping Nepali representatives behind Prime Minister Deuba during this meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. 

Responding to journalists' queries, why Nepal and India issued separate press statements even though there is a tradition to issue a joint statement when there is a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Minister Khadka said that separate press statements were issued as per the advice of both sides. 

Likewise, he said that the prime minister floated a proposal to resolve the border issue through diplomatic channels. 

During a bilateral meeting held at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday, Nepal and India signed four agreements.