Foreign Secretary Misri to visit Nepal from August 11; focus on further strengthening of bilateral cooperation
| 2024-08-09
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's visit to Nepal will be an opportunity to further advance bilateral ties. (File)
India-Nepal cooperation spans sectors like trade, energy, water resources, health and education infrastructure
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will be on an official visit to Nepal on August 11-12, 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday (August 9, 2024).
The visit, which comes at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries. It reflects the priority India attaches to its relations with Nepal under its Neighbourhood First policy, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (August 9, 2024).
India and Nepal share an age-old civilizational, cultural and people-to-people connect. Bilateral cooperation between the two countries has further strengthened in recent years with continued momentum in high level exchanges and major infrastructure and connectivity projects in Nepal having been completed and new ones undertaken with Government of India’s assistance, the MEA pointed out.
"This visit of Foreign Secretary will be an opportunity to further advance our bilateral ties," the MEA noted.
India-Nepal cooperation spans various sectors including trade, energy, water resources, health and education infrastructure, and cultural exchanges.
Additionally, since 2003, the Government of India has undertaken over 551 High Impact Community Development Cooperation (HICDPs) in Nepal across various sectors, completing 490 projects. These projects are part of the 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation' initiative.
This will be Foreign Secretary Misri's second visit to a neighbouring country in the past one month. He earlier visited Bhutan from July 19-20, 2024 on his first official visit abroad since assuming office.
He co-chaired the 3rd India Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks for the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP) of Bhutan with Bhutan’s Foreign Secretary Pema Choden. The meeting approved a slew of development projects covering sectors like connectivity, infrastructure, energy, education, and health.
The visit, which comes at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries. It reflects the priority India attaches to its relations with Nepal under its Neighbourhood First policy, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (August 9, 2024).
India and Nepal share an age-old civilizational, cultural and people-to-people connect. Bilateral cooperation between the two countries has further strengthened in recent years with continued momentum in high level exchanges and major infrastructure and connectivity projects in Nepal having been completed and new ones undertaken with Government of India’s assistance, the MEA pointed out.
"This visit of Foreign Secretary will be an opportunity to further advance our bilateral ties," the MEA noted.
India-Nepal cooperation spans various sectors including trade, energy, water resources, health and education infrastructure, and cultural exchanges.
Additionally, since 2003, the Government of India has undertaken over 551 High Impact Community Development Cooperation (HICDPs) in Nepal across various sectors, completing 490 projects. These projects are part of the 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation' initiative.
This will be Foreign Secretary Misri's second visit to a neighbouring country in the past one month. He earlier visited Bhutan from July 19-20, 2024 on his first official visit abroad since assuming office.
He co-chaired the 3rd India Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks for the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP) of Bhutan with Bhutan’s Foreign Secretary Pema Choden. The meeting approved a slew of development projects covering sectors like connectivity, infrastructure, energy, education, and health.
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