India's Foreign Secretary Misri calls on PM Shah

KATHMANDU: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday during his two-day official visit to Nepal.

During the meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Prime Minister Shah expressed gratitude to the Government of India for its support as a 'first responder' during disasters in Nepal, including the Bhotekoshi flood, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two sides also discussed matters of mutual interest, the ministry said.

India's Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday and 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.

The Indian foreign secretary is returning home on Thursday following the completion of his visit.

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