Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba to Visit India for Strengthening Ties
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 17: Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba will embark on an official visit to India for five days starting Sunday at the invitation of her Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
As per the statement, Nepali Foreign Minister will be holding meetings with Jaishankar and will discuss matters of mutual interest for strengthening Nepal-India relations and promoting cooperation.
“As part of the regular exchange of high-level visits between Nepal and India, this visit will further consolidate the age-old, deep and multifaceted bilateral relations,” the release stated.
An official from the secretariat of Arzu Rana Deuba confirmed that she will also be tying “Rakshabandhan” to Vijay Chauthaiwale on Monday.
“The Foreign Minister was set to go to India for a medical checkup later next week. During the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary earlier this week, the invitation for the formal visit of the Foreign Minister came along. As it coincides with Rakshabandhan, she will also be tying Rakshabandhan with Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale,” an official from the Foreign Minister’s secretariat confirmed.
During her stay in Delhi, Deuba will also hold talks about the visit of Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to India. An official from the Foreign Ministry informed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended an invitation to his Nepali counterpart, KP Sharma Oli, during the visit of the Indian Foreign Secretary.
“Nepali Prime Minister got an invitation from Indian Prime Minister for a visit to India through the Indian Foreign Secretary on the same day Nepali PM extended an invitation for a visit to the Indian PM. Prime Minister Oli will be visiting India within September in case the BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand is cancelled, provided there is development there,” the Foreign Ministry official informed.
During the visit, Nepali Foreign Minister will also be holding discussions about Oli’s subsequent visit to the Indian side and also probably will call on the Indian Prime Minister, the official further added.
The Foreign Minister will extend a formal invitation letter from Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel to Indian President Droupadi Murmu to visit Nepal.
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Foreign Minister -: A Foreign Minister is a person in the government who is responsible for managing a country’s relationships with other countries.
Arzu Rana Deuba -: Arzu Rana Deuba is the Foreign Minister of Nepal. She helps manage Nepal’s relationships with other countries.
India’s External Affairs Minister -: India’s External Affairs Minister is the person in the Indian government who handles India’s relationships with other countries. Right now, it is S Jaishankar.
Strengthen Nepal-India relations -: This means making the friendship and cooperation between Nepal and India stronger and better.
Rakshabandhan -: Rakshabandhan is an Indian festival where sisters tie a special thread called ‘rakhi’ on their brothers’ wrists, and brothers promise to protect their sisters.
Vijay Chauthaiwale -: Vijay Chauthaiwale is an Indian politician who works with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He helps manage the party’s international relationships.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli -: KP Sharma Oli is the Prime Minister of Nepal. He is the head of the government in Nepal.
Formal invitations -: Formal invitations are official requests asking someone to come to an event or visit a place, usually written in a polite and respectful way.