Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening on a two-day official visit to Nepal.

He was received at the Tribhuvan International Airport by Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari, along with Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During his stay, Abdullah is scheduled to hold high-level political meetings, including an official bilateral meeting with a Nepali delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

He is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Mohamed Al Sayegh, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs Saeed Mubarak Rashed Alhajeri, Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs Abdulla Balalaa, UAE Ambassador to Nepal Abdulla Jarwan Alshamsi, and other senior officials from the UAE government.

The delegation is set to depart for the UAE on Wednesday afternoon following the conclusion of the visit.