Indian Foreign Secretary Misri arrives in Kathmandu
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Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal on Sunday.
This is the first time that Misri paid an official visit to Nepal after assuming the charge of Foreign Secretary on July 15.
Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal welcomed him at the Tribhuvan International Airport.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two foreign secretaries will discuss various matters on further strengthening Nepal-India relations and advancing mutually beneficial cooperation.
The Foreign Secretary of India is also scheduled to call on the high lev dignitaries of Nepal.
Foreign Secretary's 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.
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