PM @narendramodi and PM of Nepal, Shri K.P. Sharma Oli in Delegation Level Talks at Hyderabad House, New Delhi pic.twitter.com/hZCKH1HTxG — PIB India (@PIB_India) February 20, 2016

PM @narendramodi with PM of Nepal, Shri Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli at Hyderabad House, New Delhi pic.twitter.com/lsdorVaMpm — PIB India (@PIB_India) February 20,

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart K P Oli and said that Nepal's stability is linked with India's security."Nepal has made praiseworthy progress in the last few years as far as democracy and federalism is concerned," PM Modi said while addressing a joint press conference with his Nepalese counterpart K P Oli in Delhi."We are working on hydro projects with combined cap of 7000 MW, their quick and successful completion can be gateway to Nepal's economic prosperity," PM Modi said."Transport corridors between India and Nepal can act as highways for development," PM Modi said."The main reason for my visit is to clear the misunderstandings between India and Nepal that have settled in last few months," Nepal PM KP Oli said.In his first overseas trip after assuming charge of the top office in October last year, Oli, accompanied by a 77-member delegation, arrived here on Friday afternoon with a major focus on mending ties hit by issues relating to the Himalayan nation's new Constitution.External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted, "Stepping forward into the future. PM @narendramodi welcomes PM KP Sharma Oli at Hyderabad House", along with a picture of the two leaders.Modi and Oli reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relationship during the talks.Earlier, Oli was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan where Modi was also present.Before the PM-level talks, Swaraj called on Oli, during which he conveyed to her that Nepal is and will remain a "reliable" friend of India.Official sources said Oli told Swaraj that he wants to "move forward in the relationship which is not man-made but entirely natural and civilizational."Swaraj said the visit will deepen the trust between the two countries.Swaraj and Oli also discuused reconstruction efforts in Nepal which was hit by a devatasting earthquake in April last year, sources said.Ties between the two countries had soured in the wake of agitation by the Madhesi community opposing Nepal's Constitution, saying it failed to address their concerns over representation and homeland.The agitators had blocked the trading points for almost four months crippling supply of petroleum products, medicines and other commodities by India to Nepal. The blockade was lifted this month.Oli is accompanied by wife Radhika Shakya, Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Kamal Thapa, finance minister Bishnu Poudyal, energy minister Top Bahadur Rayamaji and home minister Shakti Basnet among others.The Nepalese Prime Minister will stay at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.