Indian Foreign Secretary Misri arriving in Nepal on August 11

Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri is paying an official visit to Nepal on August 11-12 at the cordial invitation of Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two foreign secretaries will discuss various matters on further strengthening Nepal-India relations and advancing mutually benefi cial cooperation.

The Foreign Secretary of India is also scheduled to call on the high lev dignitaries of Nepal.

Foreign Secretary's upcoming visit continues the tradition of regular high level exchanges between the two countries and reflects the priority India attaches to its relations with Nepal under its Neighborhood First policy, says India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

India and Nepal share an age-old civilizational, cultural and people-to-people connect, and bilateral cooperation between the two countries has further strengthened in recent years with continued momentum in high level exchanges and major infrastructure and connectivity projects in Nepal having been completed and new ones undertaken with Government of India’s assistance. This visit of Foreign Secretary will be an opportunity to further advance our bilateral ties, said India in a press statement. 

The Foreign Secretary of India is scheduled to leave Kathmandu on August 12.