Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Thursday in Kathmandu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Thursday in Kathmandu.

In order to participate in the two-day 'Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation' (BIMSTEC) Conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital on Thursday. This conference will mainly focus on enhancing regional connectivity and trade. The tweet was made at around 9 in the morning on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office- "The Prime Minister has come down in Kathmandu a while ago. He will be joining the BIMSTEC conference in the city. "

Nepali Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokhriyal welcomed Prime Minister Modi at Tribhuvan International Airport. PM Modi, who went on a four-day trip to Nepal, was given a guard of honor in his honor.

Modi had said on Wednesday that the BIMSTEC conference in Kathmandu reflects the importance of its neighbors for India and shows that India is committed to the larger neighborhood of South-East Asia.

Before leaving for Nepal for a two-day conference, Modi had said that he would meet the leaders of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanm, Sri Lanka and Thailand other than the conference. The theme of the fourth bimstec convention is "peaceful, prosperous and sustainable towards the Bay of Bengal.

He said, "I am the Prime Minister of Nepal. I am eager to meet P. Sharma Oli and review the progress made in bilateral relations so far from May Nepal in May, 2018. Modi said that he and Oli will inaugurate the Nepal Friendship Dharashala in the Pashupatinath Temple Complex. BIMSTEC is a group of regional countries. India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal are its member countries. Interestingly, 22 percent of the global population lives in these countries.

It is believed that the proposed conference in Nepal, apart from strengthening the bilateral relations of both the countries, will be far better than those from South Asia and Southeast Asia in BIMSTEC. India has not yet clarified its stand on SAARC. Diplomatic analysts believe that after the formation of a new government in Pakistan, the new government's stand can only be said about the mutual relations of both the countries and the SAARC.