Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today paid a courtesy call on Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on the concluding day of his two-day official visit to Nepal.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shah expressed gratitude for India’s assistance as a first responder following the devastating Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi floods in Nepal, including the provision of relief materials and deployment of rescue teams.
He also appreciated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s solidarity and assurance of support through a telephone call when Nepal was facing the disaster. Prime Minister Shah also expressed interest in exploring ways to cooperate with India for the development of sports in Nepal.
Foreign Secretary Misri conveyed Prime Minister Modi’s message that preparations for Prime Minister Shah’s upcoming visit to India had been expedited to ensure its success.
Foreign Secretary Misri also briefed the Nepalese Prime Minister on the successful conclusion of regular meetings of bilateral mechanisms between the two countries covering energy, water resources, trade and transit, and aviation.
He further informed that the necessary preparations for operating a railway service between Ayodhya in India and Janakpur in Nepal had been completed. A trial run of the train on this route was also conducted today.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Kathmandu yesterday for a two-day official visit to Nepal to review the entire spectrum of India-Nepal bilateral relations and advance cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
