Kathmandu: Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud is scheduled to hold high-level talks during his official visit to the United States of America. He will depart from Kathmandu on Sunday, Oct 29.

In a press statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that during the visit, Saud will have a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in Washington, DC on Oct 30. 

The Foreign Minister will also hold meetings with Samantha Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alice P Albright, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and other high-level officials of the US Government.

He will also meet with Congressman Mike Carey, the Nepal Caucus Co-chair in the US Congress.

The Foreign Minister’s other engagements include a talk program at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), interactions with the Nepali-American business community, meetings with the IT advisory network, and interactions with representatives of the Non-Resident Nepali Association and Nepali-American professionals, said the ministry.

The Nepali delegation includes Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America, Sridhar Khatri, and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Nepal in Washington, DC, as well as the presidents of FNCCI and the American Chamber of Commerce in Nepal.

Saud will return to Kathmandu on Nov 5.