Foreign Minister Rana meets her Indian counterpart Jaishankar

Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba held a meeting with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Monday.

Rana left for India on a five-day official visit at the cordial invitation of her Indian counterpart Jaishankar.

According to a source at the Foreign Ministry, they discussed various aspects of Nepal-India relations, mutual interests and cooperation.

Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar welcomed Rana to India and posted a picture on social media.

It has been believed that the meeting would strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

A source said that Foreign Minister Rana is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening.

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

On Monday, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Nepal after the formation of CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government.

During his 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.