President Ram Chandra Paudel conferred the rank of Honorary General of the Nepal Army on visiting Indian Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi with during a special ceremony at the Rastrapati Bhawan on Thursday.
Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Defense Minister Man Bir Rai among others were present on the occasion.
The Indian Army Chief arrived in Kathmandu at the cordial invitation of Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Ashok Raj Sigdel on Wednesday.
There is a tradition of Nepal and India conferring the rank of Honorary General on each other's Army Chief since 1950.
Earlier this afternoon, CoAS Sigdel and Indian Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, who is on a five-day visit to Nepal, held bilateral talks at the Army Headquarters, Bhadrakali.
This is General Dwivedi's first official visit to Nepal after his appointment as the Chief of the Indian Army on June 30.
He is scheduled to call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Defence Minister Manbir Rai tomorrow.
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