Misri meets Nepal PM to prepare for Oli's mid-September India visit

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday called on Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Ramchandra Paudel and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties across various sectors, as both countries seek to give a fresh impetus to ties with Oli's proposed visit to India in mid-September.

During his meeting with Oli, at the PM's office at Kathmandu's Singhdurbar, matters of mutual interest were discussed to deepen bilateral relations, said officials. Misri reaffirmed the deep civilisational ties and strong India-Nepal partnership, and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation across various sectors, the Indian embassy said in a post on X.

Misri called on President Paudel and conveyed greetings of the Indian leadership, apart from briefing the President on the progress in bilateral ties, the embassy said in a separate post.

Misri also met foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba and held a bilateral meeting with Nepalese foreign secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai. Nepal's foreign affairs ministry said connectivity, development cooperation and other issues would be discussed during Misri's two-day visit.