Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held bilateral diplomatic talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba. A total of six MoUs/Agreements were signed and exchanged during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini. The talks came after PM Modi laid the foundation for the construction of a unique centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage within the Lumbini Monastic Zone. PMās visit to Nepal comes on the occasion of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima, informed the Ministry of Culture. Modi arrived in Nepal’s Lumbini earlier today and offered prayers at Mahamayadevi Temple with his Nepalese counterpart Deuba. PMās visit to Nepal comes on the occasion of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima, informed the Ministry of Culture.
Prime Minister will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the Lumbini Development Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal, said the ministry in its press release.