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India welcomes election outcome in Nepal

India on Thursday welcomed the parliamentary and provincial election results in Nepal and said it looked forward to working with the new…

India welcomes election outcome in Nepal

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India on Thursday welcomed the parliamentary and provincial election results in Nepal and said it looked forward to working with the new government in the Himalayan nation.

“India has age-old unique time-tested ties of friendship with the country,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing here.

“We look forward to working with the next democratically elected government in Nepal to advance our close and multi-faceted partnership across all sectors and to support Nepal in its pursuit of peace, stability, economic prosperity for all round development,” he said.

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Nepal’s CPN-UML emerged as the largest party in the elections in Nepal. The vote count for Parliament and provincial assembly elections in Nepal ended on Wednesday.

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