A United States high-ranking Congressional delegation has arrived in Kathmandu for an official visit on Friday.

The delegation led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York) includes Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island), Cory Booker (New Jersey), Mark Kelly (Arizona), and Representative Mondaire Jones (17th Congressional District, New York), read a statement issued by the United States.

During the visit, the delegation will meet with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and other government officials and political leaders to discuss a range of issues.

The group of lawmakers is also concerned about the effects of climate change in the Himalayan region. They plan to take part in a hike on Saturday afternoon to learn more about this urgent crisis, the statement further read.