New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini on May 16 on Buddha Purnima at the invitation of the Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba and hold a bilateral meeting with him, the PMO said. This will be Prime Minister’s fifth visit to Nepal since 2014. At Lumbini, the Prime Minister will visit the sacred Mayadevi temple to offer prayers, the PMO said. Prime Minister will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the Lumbini Development Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal. Separately, Prime Minister will participate in the Shilanyas ceremony for the construction of a centre for Buddhist culture and heritage, in a plot belonging to the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), New Delhi within the Lumbini Monastic Zone, the PMO said. The PMO said that Modi’s visit continues the tradition of regular high level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of India’s Neighbourhood First policy. It underscores the shared civilizational heritage of the people of both countries. (UNI)
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