Kathmandu: Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, held bilateral talks with the Minister of External Affairs of India, Hon. Dr. S. Jaishankar, in New Delhi on June 6.
During the meeting, the two Ministers held wide ranging and productive discussions on the full spectrum of Nepal- India bilateral relations. The discussions encompassed areas of trade and economic cooperation, cross-border connectivity, energy partnership, water resources management, and the promotion of people-to-people ties, including through sports. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the enduring partnership between two neighbouring countries.
The two Ministers reviewed the progress made on various ongoing bilateral projects and cooperation initiatives, and exchanged views on ways to accelerate their implementation. They also discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern, including cooperation within multilateral forums.
The Minister also made joint announcements during the meeting which were the Operationalisation of the P2P Cross Border Payment transactions under the MoU between NCHL and NPCI signed in June 2023; Handing over of 72 health sector and 12 cultural sector post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal built with India’s development assistance; and MoU exchanged between Kathmandu University School of Engineering’s Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence and Digital India Bhashini Division for co-creating National Digital Infrastructure for “Voice First” Language Translation Platform.
