Jaishankar to embark on two-day visit to Nepal tomorrow with aim to further expand bilateral ties
India TV NewsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a two-day visit to Nepal on Thursday, aiming to enhance bilateral relations between the two nations. "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Kathmandu from January 4 to 5 on the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Nepal, NP Saud for co-chairing the 7th meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission," the MEA said in a statement. Nepal FM consults experts ahead of Jaishankar’s visit Meanwhile, Nepalese Foreign Minister Saud on Tuesday discussed with former foreign minister Dr Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, ex-foreign secretaries and a former ambassador of Nepal to India in connection with the upcoming visit of Jaishankar. During the meeting, former foreign minister Dr Thapa, former foreign secretaries Madhuraman Acharya, Arjun Thapa, Durga Bhattarai, Bharat Poudel and former Nepalese ambassador to India Durgesh Man Singh, among others, provided suggestions on various topics relating to Nepal-India relations, according to the Foreign Ministry’s Secretariat.