Nepal, Aug. 17 -- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas, on Sunday.

On the occasion, President Paudel said Nepal has benefitted from India's progress as a close neighbor and friend, and expressed hope for greater benefits in the future. "As a rising international power, India's progress in socio-economic and technological fields has made us happy and encouraged. As a close friend and neighbor, Nepal has benefitted from India's achievements and seeks to gain more," Paudel's Press Advisor Kiran Pokharel quoted him as saying.

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