Minister for External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj on Friday made a telephone call to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara and congratulated him on his appointment.

According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indian External Affairs Minister Swaraj expressed her best wishes to take the historical and traditionally close relationship between Nepal and India forward on the basis of mutual trust and benefits.

In response, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahara thanked for the warm words of congratulations and expressed willingness to work closely for further strengthening relations between the two countries. RSS