Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who  arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening in the course of his two-day official visit to Nepal, is scheduled to hold high-level political meetings today.

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharad Singh Bhandari, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and other senior officials of the Ministry received the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister at Tribhuvan International Airport. 

The UAE delegation is holding an official bilateral meeting with the Nepali delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh. according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

DPM Abdullah gas been accompanied by Ahmed Ali Mohamed Al Sayegh, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Saeed Mubarak Rashed Alhajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, Abdulla Jarwan Alshamsi, Ambassador of the UAE to Nepal and other senior officials of the Government of the UAE. 

The DPM-led delegation will return to the UAE in the late afternoon today upon completion of his visit.