Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Sabry arriving TODAY

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 20: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, M. U. M. Ali Sabry, is paying an official visit to Nepal from December 20 to 23 to participate in the first meeting of Nepal-Sri Lanka Joint Commission (JC).

The meeting of the JC is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on December 21-22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Nepal informed in a statement on Tuesday.  

Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, will lead the Nepali delegation consisting of the officials of various ministries of the Government of Nepal to the JC meeting. The two foreign ministers will also hold a separate meeting. 

During the visit, Minister Sabry is also scheduled to pay courtesy calls on President of Nepal, Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the MoFA said.

The Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka will leave Kathmandu for Colombo on 23 December.