Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri, who is on a two-day Nepal visit, called on Deputy Prime Ministers Prakash Man Singh and Bishnu Paudel.

During the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Paudel at the Ministry of Finance, they discussed issues including financial and development assistance, the acceleration of ongoing projects, and bilateral relations between the two countries.

In a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Singh, they discussed various issues, including problems related to cross-border movement at the Nepal-India border.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Singh’s Secretariat, potential areas for cooperation between Nepal and India were also discussed.

During the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Singh thanked India for its assistance in infrastructure development, post-earthquake reconstruction, and Covid-19 response in Nepal.

Foreign Secretary Misri expressed India’s commitment to continuously support Nepal’s peace, stability, and prosperity.

Indian Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday on a two-day visit at an invitation of his Nepali counterpart Sewa Lamsal.

He had a hectic first day in Kathmandu. He paid a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

After an introductory meeting with Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Monday, Misri will return to India.