Visiting US Senator Chris Van Hollen called on Foreign Minister NP Saud on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, matters of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Nepal and the US were discussed during the meeting at the ministry in Singha Durbar.

Hollen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the Maldives, arrived in Kathmandu on Friday.

Hollen’s office earlier this week said that the Senator will visit a wide array of US-supported projects and locations of cultural significance. “The goal of the trip is to strengthen the bonds between the United States and each of these countries, including through enhanced security cooperation, deepening economic ties, combating climate change, and advancing democracy and human rights.”

“On this trip, I look forward to promoting closer ties between the United States and these important countries in South Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region and to discussing a wide range of issues, including our mutual security interests, expanding economic opportunities for all, addressing the climate crisis, and protecting human rights,” said Senator Hollen.

Ahead of Hollen’s visit, a five-member US Congressional delegation visited Nepal. The team was led by Mark Pocan, co-chair of the US Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.