Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Secretary at the Ministry of Rural Development Maniram Golal jointly inaugurated the newly constructed building of the Kathmandu-based Nepal Bhasha Parishad.

The building was built with the support of the Government of India's post-earthquake reconstruction grant.

Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal on Sunday.

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.

During his stay in Nepal, Misri is also scheduled to call on the high level 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.