Kathmandu:Foreign Secretary of India, Vikram Misri, has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
According to National News Agency Nepal, during the meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar, Prime Minister Shah expressed gratitude towards the government of India for its support as a ‘first responder’ during disasters in Nepal, including the Bhotekoshi flood.
The meeting also involved discussions on various aspects of mutual interests between the two nations. Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday for a two-day official visit, during which he held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai.
During his visit, Misri also paid separate courtesy calls on Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Sunil Lamsal, on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Misri is returning to India today.