Article Posted on : - Sep 17, 2013

KATHMANDU (PTI): India has granted 11 vehicles as bilateral assistance for the restructuring and capacity building of Nepal's defence ministry.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae handed over seven jeeps, one bus and three motorcycles to Defence Secretary Atmaram Pandey at a function at the Ministry of Defence here, according to an Indian Embassy press release on Friday.

The vehicles were gifted as bilateral assistance in the restructuring and capacity building of the Ministry of Defence of Nepal, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu.

Government of India has been regularly providing vehicles and military equipment to Nepal under bilateral assistance, the release said.

"The armies of the two countries share an excellent relationship, wherein they have mutual exchanges at various levels," it said adding it would further strengthen relations between the two countries in the defence sector.