Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal is leaving for India on Tuesday to participate in the eighth Asia Economic Dialogue (AED 2024) to be held in Pune, India from February 29 to March 2.

Lamsal will participate in the inaugural session of the event on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.

During her visit to India, she will hold a meeting with her Indian counterpart Vinay Mohan Kwatra in New Delhi.

The Asia Economic Dialogue is the annual multilateral conference organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Pune International Center on contemporary issues.

Focused on the theme “Geo-economic Challenges in an Era of Flux”, AED 2024 will have the participation of a large number of speakers from different countries.