Kathmandu,
Aug. 22
Indian
Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who was in the Capital to
participate in the Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting, paid a courtesy call
on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday.
He also
paid courtesy call on the leaders of various political parties. He had called
on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday. Jaishankar met leaders of the
ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), main opposition Nepali Congress, Socialist
Party and Rastriya Janata Party- Nepal.
Issues of
bilateral relations, political situation, development and mutual interest were
discussed during those meetings.
He met with
NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba and Central Committee member Dr. Shekhar
Koirala and discussed about inundation, Pancheshwar Multi-purpose Project and
enhancing connectivity between the two countries, said Foreign Affairs Advisor
of Deuba, Dr. Dinesh Bhattarai.
During the
meeting, Deuba said that the inundation had become a menace for both the
countries and they should work together to resolve the issue. He also said that
the inundation in Nepal’s Terai was due to the Indian structure along the
border.
According
to Dr. Bhattarai, Deuba also inquired about Pancheshwar and suggested further
discussion between the two countries in order to help Nepal reduce the ever
growing trade deficit.
Jaishankar
met with Co-chair of Socialist Party and former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam
Bhattarai and Co-chair of the same party Upendra Yadav. Dr. Bhattarai had
expressed happiness over the Indian support to enhance cross-border
connectivity.
RJP-N
coordinator Raj Kishor Yadav said that his party had asked India to seriously
think about the flood and inundation as it had created challenges and caused
loss of lives and property in both the countries.
In
response, Jaishankar said that India was also serious about addressing the
inundation and floods, and both the countries were in close communication for
the same, Yadav informed.
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