Prachanda to visit India on Sept 15

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

KATHMANDU, Aug 21 - Nepal�s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal �Prachanda� will embark on a three-day official visit to India on September 15, his maiden foreign trip, official sources here said today.

Highly-placed sources confirmed the date for Prachanda�s India visit though it is yet to be officially announced.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, who was on a visit to India as Prachanda�s special envoy, had discussed with Indian officials regarding the visit, according to Indian embassy sources here.

Today�s confirmation of the date comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to Prachanda to visit India at the earliest when Nidhi called on him. � PTI

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