India-Nepal MoU: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for the construction of a bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal).
Key Points:
- As close neighbours, India and Nepal share unique ties of friendship and cooperation characterized by an open border and deep-rooted people-to-people contacts of kinship and culture.
- With the signing of MoU, diplomatic relation between the two countries will further improve.
- Both India and Nepal have been working together on different regional forums i.e. SAARC, BIMSTEC as well as global fora.
Additional News:
The Cabinet has also approved the signing of the Agreement between the following countries:
India and Spain on "Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters".
- The Agreement will help in making available, reliable, quick and cost-effective information and intelligence for the prevention and investigation of Customs offenses and apprehending of Customs offenders.
India and Turkmenistan on ‘Cooperation in the Field of Disaster Management.
- The MoU seeks to put in place a system, whereby both India and Turkmenistan will be benefited from the disaster management mechanisms of each other and it will help in strengthening the areas of preparedness, response and capacity building in the field of disaster management.