External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is ready to embark on a two-day visit to Nepal on Thursday, aiming to improve bilateral relations between the 2 nations. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) introduced that Jaishankar will co-chair a gathering of the India-Nepal Joint Commission alongside his Nepalese counterpart NP Saud.
“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 mentioned in a press release. During the visit, Jaishankar may also name on the management of Nepal and meet distinguished political figures, the assertion added.
The India-Nepal Joint Commission was established in 1987 and gives a platform for each side to evaluation all facets of the bilateral partnership. “Nepal is a priority partner of India under its ‘Neighbourhood First’policy. The visit is in keeping with the tradition of high-level exchanges between two close and friendly neighbours,” the MEA added.
Nepal FM consults specialists forward of Jaishankar’s visit
Meanwhile, Nepalese Foreign Minister Saud on Tuesday mentioned with former international 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 assembly, former international minister Dr Thapa, former international secretaries Madhuraman Acharya, Arjun Thapa, Durga Bhattarai, Bharat Poudel and former Nepalese ambassador to India Durgesh Man Singh, amongst others, offered solutions on numerous matters relating to Nepal-India relations, in accordance to the Foreign Ministry’s Secretariat.
“They underscored the importance of Nepal’s relations with the southern neighbour and suggested that the relations between the two countries should be taken forward in a friendly and cordial manner based on mutual benefits,” it mentioned.
According to stories, the federal government advisors, comprising senior diplomats and former bureaucrats, really useful measures to deal with Nepal’s increasing commerce deficit with India. Their solutions embody figuring out methods to increase Nepal’s exports to India, enhancing cross-border infrastructure, guaranteeing well timed completion of ongoing growth tasks, and addressing points associated to air routes, in accordance to the secretariat.
India-Nepal relations
It must be talked about right here that India and Nepal share wonderful bilateral ties. Founded on the age-old connection of historical past, tradition, custom and faith, these relations are shut, complete and multidimensional. The relations between the 2 nations are pronounced extra in political, social, cultural, non secular and financial engagements with one another. The India–Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 types the bedrock of the particular relations that exist between the 2 neighbouring international locations.
(With inputs from PTI)
