KATHMANDU, MARCH 7

Ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, paid a courtesy call on the newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, today.

During the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they discussed various topics of bilateral and mutual interest, said Ministry spokesperson Amrit Bahadur Rai.

He added that during the meeting, DPM and Minister Shrestha, and the Indian ambassador discussed further strengthening the ties between the two countries and the timely completion of development projects being run in Nepal with the assistance of India, among other topics.

On the occasion, Ambassador Srivastava congratulated and extended best wishes to Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha.