Kathmandu, Feb 13 : Foreign Secretary of India, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has arrived here today on a two-day official visit to Nepal. He arrived at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal.
The Indian Foreign Secretary has
participated in the Secretary-level meeting immediately after his arrival. The
foreign secretaries of the two countries will discuss various aspects of the
multi-dimensional partnership between Nepal and India, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said.
On the occasion, they will hold
discussions on various topics of bilateral cooperation including those related
to connectivity, power trade, agriculture, health and culture, among
others.
This is Kwatra's first visit to
Nepal after assuming the responsibility of Foreign Secretary of India.
India's Ministry of External
Affairs said that this visit is taking place in line with the priority attached
by India to its relations with Nepal under the 'Neighbourhood First' policy and
in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level meetings between the two
countries.
India and Nepal have historic
relations based on a shared civilization.
Meanwhile, the bilateral
collaboration between the two countries has been further augmented by the
various infrastructures constructed with Indian assistance and the trans-border
connectivity project.
It is believed that the Indian
Foreign Secretary's this visit will provide an opportunity to further deepening
the bilateral ties between the two South Asian close neighbours. (RSS)