KATHMANDU, AUGUST 9

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to visit Nepal for a two-day official trip from August 11 to 12, at the invitation of Nepal's Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.

The Ministry of External Affairs of India issued a press release on Friday said, Foreign Secretary's upcoming visit continues the tradition of regular high level exchanges between the two countries and reflects the priority India attaches to its relations with Nepal under its Neighborhood First policy.

India and Nepal share an age-old civilizational, cultural and people-to-people connect, and bilateral cooperation between the two countries has further strengthened in recent years with continued momentum in high level exchanges and major infrastructure and connectivity projects in Nepal having been completed and new ones undertaken with Government of India's assistance. This visit of Foreign Secretary will be an opportunity to further advance our bilateral ties, the release further states.