Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly.

Foreign Minister Rana will be leading a Nepali delegation to the Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Toronto on Thursday and Friday, Embassy of Nepal in Ottawa said.

She was received by the Ambassador of Nepal, Bharat Raj Paudyal, officials of the Embassy of Nepal and the protocol officials of the government of Canada.

During the visit, the foreign minister will have a bilateral meeting with her Canadian counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly in Ottawa.

She will also hold a meeting with the Canada-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group at Parliament Hill.

Likewise, Foreign Minister Rana is scheduled to attend the National Day reception being hosted by the Embassy of Nepal in Ottawa.