Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal on Monday. A four-member team led by Kwatra arrived in Kathmandu in a special flight of the Indian Air Force at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudel this morning. Nepal desk Chief at the Indian Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Anuraj Srivastava (North) is also in the team.

Foreign Secretary Poudel and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava among others welcomed the team at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

According to a source, Kwatra, India’s former envoy to Nepal, is visiting Nepal to fix the date and agenda of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s India visit. This is the first stand-alone visit of the Foreign Secretary to Nepal since he assumed charge. During the visit, the two Foreign Secretaries will hold discussions on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between India and Nepal.