Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arriving in Nepal tomorrow

KATHMANDU: Minister of External Affairs of India S Jaishankar is arriving in Nepal tomorrow for a two-day visit at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prakash Saud.

According to Amrit Bahadur Rai, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is arriving in Nepal to participate in the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission.

Nepal-India Joint Commission was established in 1987. Both countries will review the overall state of bilateral relations and various areas of mutual cooperation at the ministerial level during the meeting.

During his visit, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will pay courtesy calls on President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Saud will also host a dinner in honor of the visiting dignitary and members of his delegation.

Nepal is India’s primary partner under its ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy.

The impending meeting is going to take place in consideration of the tradition of high-level exchange of meetings between the two close and friendly neighbours.