The fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission is being held in Kathmandu this Wednesday.
Foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and his Indian counterpart Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will co-chair the meeting, leading their respective delegations, according to a press note issued by the Foreign Ministry.
The Joint Commission meeting on August 21-22 will review the overall state of bilateral relations, and various areas of cooperation such as connectivity and economic partnership, trade and transit, power and water resources sectors, culture, education and other matters of mutual interest, the press note reads.
The Nepal-India Joint Commission was established in June 1987. Its meetings are held alternately in Nepal and India. However, the last meeting of the Joint Commission was held in New Delhi in October 2016, some three years ago.
During the visit, the Indian external affairs minister will pay courtesy calls on the President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, the press note reads, adding that foreign minister Gyawali will host a dinner in honour of the visiting external affairs minister of India S Jaishankar.
Foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and his Indian counterpart Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will co-chair the meeting, leading their respective delegations, according to a press note issued by the Foreign Ministry.
The Joint Commission meeting on August 21-22 will review the overall state of bilateral relations, and various areas of cooperation such as connectivity and economic partnership, trade and transit, power and water resources sectors, culture, education and other matters of mutual interest, the press note reads.
The Nepal-India Joint Commission was established in June 1987. Its meetings are held alternately in Nepal and India. However, the last meeting of the Joint Commission was held in New Delhi in October 2016, some three years ago.
During the visit, the Indian external affairs minister will pay courtesy calls on the President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, the press note reads, adding that foreign minister Gyawali will host a dinner in honour of the visiting external affairs minister of India S Jaishankar.
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