Foreign Minister Khanal is set to visit India at the formal invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
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Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to visit India on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made Minister Khanal's three-day visit schedule public on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Khanal is set to visit India at the formal invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. A bilateral meeting will be held in New Delhi. The meeting will discuss issues of mutual interest, trade, investment, 'connectivity', energy and 'people-to-people' relations. Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to return home on Sunday.
This will be Khanal's first official foreign visit as Foreign Minister. Earlier, he had participated in the 9th Indian Ocean Conference held in Mauritius. During that time, he met his Indian counterpart Jaishankar and some other leaders. In Mauritius, Khanal and Jaishankar discussed the issue of taking Nepal-India relations forward in the changed environment. It was also agreed to discuss in detail the priorities of the new government of Nepal in Kathmandu.
Jaishankar had proposed sending Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Kathmandu to hold talks with the new government and understand its priorities. But Misri's visit was postponed after Prime Minister Balendra Shah refused to meet him citing 'protocol' reasons.
Meanwhile, ruling party Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) President Ravi Lamichhane, who reached New Delhi last Monday, is returning home on Friday after completing high-level meetings. President Lamichhane met BJP President Nitin Naveen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Home Minister Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
