Foreign Minister Rana leaving for India next week

Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba is to leave for India.

According to a high-level source at the Foreign Ministry, she is leaving for New Delhi next week.

During her stay in India, she will meet her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar including high-level officials.

This is Rana’s first foreign visit after being appointed as the foreign minister.

However, there has been no official information about Minister Rana’s India visit from either side.

The source said that the Cabinet meeting to be held today may take a decision on the same.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had visited Nepal a few days ago after the formation of CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government.

During this stay in Nepal, he paid courtesy calls on President Ram Chandra Paudel, Prime Minister Oli, ministers, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal among others.

It has been said that Minister Rana is leaving for India to strengthen mutual harmony and relations between the two countries.