KATHMANDU, Dec 26: India and China have congratulated CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the appointment as the new prime minister of Nepal.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended congratulations to Chairman Dahal on being elected as the prime minister of Nepal. “The unique relationship between India and Nepal is based on deep cultural connect and warm people-to-people ties. I look forward to working together with you to further strengthen this friendship,” he tweeted on Sunday evening. 

Similarly, China has also congratulated Dahal on his appointment as the 44th prime minister of Nepal. "Hearty congratulations to Chairman Prachanda [Pushpa Kamal Dahal] for the appointment as the 44th prime minister of Nepal," Spokesperson at the Embassy of China in Kathmandu said in a tweet shortly after his appointment as new prime minister on Sunday evening. 

 
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