Kathmandu, March 19

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav today called on Minister of External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.

During the meeting, the two ministers exchanged views on a wide range of matters related to Nepal-India relations.

According to a press release issued by the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, Minister Yadav conveyed the desire of the government to further consolidate bilateral relations with India and to this end, he stressed the need to step up meaningful economic cooperation on the basis of mutuality of benefits.

External Affairs Minister Swaraj assured India’s continuous support to Nepal’s development and prosperity. Swaraj also termed the completion of the processes of various elections in Nepal as important achievement.

Earlier, in the afternoon Yadav met his Indian counterpart Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu. The two ministers discussed various matters related to bilateral trade, transit and investment. They also shared views on the importance of the World Trade Organisation for countries like Nepal and India so as to work together to safeguard and strengthen rule-based multilateral trading system.

Yadav is on a visit to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart to participate in the informal meeting of ministers responsible for the WTO being held on March 19 and 20.