India and Nepal noted with satisfaction the growing engagement in recent times in traditionally strong areas of bilateral cooperation, including trade and commerce, development partnership, hydropower, physical connectivity, border management, energy, and people to people ties as well as newer avenues for collaboration including6G start-ups, digital connectivity, AI and sports.
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to all round enhancement of the bilateral partnership.
Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri visited Nepal on November 04-05 at the cordial invitation of Foreign Secretary of Nepal Amrit Bahadur Rai.
During the visit, Foreign Secretary of India called on Prime Minister of Nepal Balendra Shah and conveyed greetings from Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
The Foreign Secretary of India highlighted the wide-ranging engagement and overall progress in diverse areas of bilateral cooperation, and discussed possible outcomes and initiatives in the context of the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Nepal to India.
The Foreign Secretary called on Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle; Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal; Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Sunil Lamsal.
The two Foreign Secretaries held delegation-level talks on November 4, during which they reviewed on-going cooperation across diverse sectors and discussed ways to further strengthen the mutually beneficial partnership between India and Nepal.
The Foreign Secretary also interacted with a group of parliamentarians, including members of the India-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group and Nepal’s Parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Tourism.
During various engagements, the Nepali leadership expressed gratitude for India’s swift and substantial humanitarian and technical assistance in the aftermath of the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi floods.
The visit of the Foreign Secretary of India continued the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries to further advance close bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation, said the Ministry of External Affairs.