Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Lumbini this morning on an official visit to Nepal, returned home this afternoon in a special Indian Air Force helicopter. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba bade farewell to his Indian counterpart Modi at the helipad constructed near the International Buddhist Prayer Center and Auditorium here.
Prime Minister Deuba's wife Dr Arju Rana Deuba, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khan, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renukumari Yadav, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale and Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel also bade farewell to the distinguished guest.
Also present on the occasion were Chief Minister of Lumbini Kul Prasad KC, Chief Secretary to the Government of Nepal Shankar Das Bairagi, Foreign Secretary Bharatraj Poudel, Nepal's Ambassador to India Dr Shankar Sharma and Acting Ambassador of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu Namya Khampal.
He arrived here this morning leading an 11-member delegation.
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