Misri to arrive in Kathmandu today

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Aug. 17: Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri is coming to Nepal for a two-day official visit from 17 to 18 August. 

He is coming here at the invitation of Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, and will arrive in Kathmandu on Sunday. 

During the visit, the two Foreign Secretaries will hold discussions on various aspects of the Nepal-India partnership, with a focus on connectivity, development cooperation and other matters of mutual interest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed in a statement on Saturday. 

Misri is also scheduled to call on high-level dignitaries of Nepal.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs of India said in a statement that the Foreign Secretary's upcoming visit continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and will be an opportunity to further advance our bilateral ties.

“India and Nepal share strong and friendly ties, which have seen concrete progress in recent years in diverse areas of cooperation. India attaches high priority to its relations with Nepal under its Neighbourhood First policy,” read the statement.