KATHMANDU: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has appreciated Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's move to contribute NRs 100 million to SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

PM Oli during his special address to nation on Friday had announced that Nepal would contribute to the fund.

Modi, during a special video-summit of SAARC member nations organised to discuss strategies to jointly address COVID-19 concerns, had initiated the establishment of the fund.

The Indian PM took to Twitter late on Friday to express his appreciation.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1241056858825093120?s=19