<p>The three-day state visit of Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, the 13th President of India, to Nepal at the invitation of President Bidya Devi Bhandari beginning tomorrow is believed to start a new era in the bilateral ties between the two countries.<br><br>The visit is expected to contribute to further deepening and consolidating the centuries-old bilateral relations between the two South Asian neighbours who are both members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). <br><br>Citizens of both countries are convinced that this visit at the highest level – at the Head of State level – which is taking place after a gap of 18 years will contribute to promoting mutual understanding and making the bond of friendship intensely cooperative through enhanced religious, spiritual, economic, educational, cultural and diplomatic ties between the two countries. <br><br><br></p>
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