Foreign Minister Khanal holds courtesy meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Misri

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a courtesy meeting with Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal on Wednesday.

The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singha Durbar. According to Minister Khanal's secretariat, the talks covered further strengthening Nepal-India relations, along with discussions on energy, aviation, trade, sports, education and other issues between the two countries.

Foreign Secretary Misri arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday for a two-day official visit. He came to Kathmandu as part of preparations for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's upcoming visit to India.

With the meeting with the foreign minister, he has begun a series of high-level talks in Kathmandu. According to Nepal Press, Prime Minister Shah is also scheduled to meet Misri today.