Kathmandu, Jan. 2
External Affairs Minister of India, S. Jaishankar is visiting
Nepal for two days on 4 and 5 January.
He is coming to Nepal on an official visit to participate at
a high-level Nepal-India Joint Commission between the two countries led by the
foreign ministers. This mechanism reviews the bilateral relations between the
two countries.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA),
Amrit Bahadur Rai, said that the meeting of the bilateral mechanism will
discuss on bilateral issues including economic cooperation and commerce.
Jaishankar is leading an Indian delegation at the seventh JC
meeting scheduled to be held in Kathmandu. He is coming to Nepal after four
years.
Meanwhile, to discuss the upcoming visit of his Indian
counterpart and solicit suggestions for the preparation, Foreign Minister NP
Saud has held a discussion with former foreign ministers, foreign secretaries
and ambassadors to India on Tuesday.
Emphasising that Nepal's relationship with India is
important, experts suggested to increase Nepal's exports to India, to expand
electricity trade, to strengthen cross-border infrastructure, to emphasize the
timely completion of development projects started in the past, and to address
issues such as air routes, informed the FM's Secretariat in a statement on
Tuesday.
The MoFA source said that the meeting will deliberate on the
energy trade and border issues as well. India is Nepal's largest partner with
about two thirds of foreign trade happening with it.
Participants of the discussion included former Foreign
Minister Dr. Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, former foreign secretaries Madhu Raman
Acharya, Arjun Thapa, Durga Bhattarai, Bharat Raj Poudyal, and former
ambassadors Durgesh Man Singh.
Meanwhile, FM Saud held a meeting with a joint delegation of
Canada-Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce at his
office in Singha Durbar on Tuesday where he assured them that the government
will leave no stone unturned to facilitate foreign investment in Nepal.
Talking about the upcoming Nepal Investment Summit, he urged
them to bring in investment to Nepal.
Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce President Naresh Kumar
Chavda said that the Canadian private sector wants to work in Nepal, especially
in the fields of agriculture, food, textiles and hydropower.
Canada-Nepal Chamber of Commerce President Bijaya Paudel and
Chavda had led their respective delegation to the meeting.
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