Kathmandu, Aug 11: Indian Foreign
Secretary Vikram Misri has arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to
Nepal at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.
He was received by Secretary Lamsal
at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
According to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, foreign secretaries of both countries would discuss a
gamut of matters related to Nepal-India relations, mutual interests, and
cooperation.
As per the schedule, the Indian Foreign
Secretary would hold separate meetings with the distinguished persons of the
Nepal government.
This is a regular visit of the
Indian Foreign Secretary to Nepal. It is said the visit of the new foreign
secretary is the regular exchange between the two countries.
The visit would continue the
tradition of routine exchange of high-level visits between the two countries
and also reflect India's importance to the relations with Nepal as part of its
'Neighbourhood First' policy.
Nepal and India have age-old civilizational,
cultural and people-to-people relations.
India has been providing assistance
to Nepal in accomplishing several mega infrastructural and connectivity-related
projects.
Foreign Secretary Misri is
scheduled to return to India on Monday, tomorrow. (RSS)