Foreign Minister Rana, MCC CEO Albright hold meeting

WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US agency, Alice P Albright, held a meeting on Monday.

The meeting held at Nepali Embassy in the US witnessed a discussion on issues like enforcement of the activities under the MCC project that Nepal signed in 2017. Timely completion of the project was stressed in the discussion, the Nepali Embassy stated.

The transmission line and road upgrade under the MCC project are being implemented in Nepal. Nepal has been provided USD 50 million assistance for the projects.

The meeting was held before Foreign Minister Rana left for Doha.

Minister Rana had arrived in the US to attend the 79th UNGA.