United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power called on Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal on Tuesday. During the meeting held at the Ministry today, the duo discussed various issues of interest between Nepal and the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. They also discussed implementation of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), climate change and the assistance to be provided to Nepal after being upgraded from least developed country (LDC).

On the occasion, Minister Paudyal expressed her gratitude to the US government for supporting Nepal while administrator Power expressed her commitment to increase the assistance being provided by the US government.

She arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day visit to Nepal this afternoon.