KATHMANDU- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar on Thursday.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shah thanked the Indian government for providing relief supplies and deploying rescue teams after the devastating Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi floods in Nepal. He acknowledged India’s support as a first responder following the disaster.
Shah also expressed gratitude to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling him and expressing solidarity with Nepal as the country dealt with the disaster.
The prime minister also showed interest in exploring ways to cooperate with India for the development of Nepal’s sports sector.
During the meeting, Misri conveyed a message from Prime Minister Modi that preparations for Shah’s upcoming visit to India were being accelerated. He said the Indian side was making arrangements to ensure the visit’s success.
Misri also said regular meetings of bilateral mechanisms between Nepal and India on energy, water resources, trade and transit, and aviation had been successfully completed.
He further informed Shah that preparations for operating a railway service between Ayodhya in India and Janakpur in Nepal had been completed. Misri also told the prime minister that a test run on the route had been conducted on Thursday.
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