Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is arriving in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a two-day Nepal visit.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Sunday said the Qatari Emir is paying a visit to Nepal on an invitation by President Ramchandra Paudel.

Emir Al-Thani will meet President Paudel on Tuesday and attend a state banquet hosted in his honour.

He will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday. Following the talks, both leaders will witness the signing ceremony of bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding, the foreign ministry said.

His earlier Nepal visit schedule of November 6 and 7 last year was postponed due to emerging tensions in the Middle East, followed by the clash between Israel and Hamas militants.

Qatar is considered a prime labour destination for Nepalis. Two former presidents—Ram Baran Yadav and Bidya Devi Bhandari—paid state visits to Qatar, in response to a series of high-level visits from the emirate. This is the highest-level visit from Qatar after the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1977.

Officials told the Post that at least nine agreements will be signed during the visit focused on development cooperation between Nepal and Qatar.