NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal held a bilateral meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
During the meeting, Khanal expressed gratitude to the Government and people of India for their solidarity with Nepal following the recent devastating floods and for the immediate rescue and relief assistance provided by India.
The two foreign ministers discussed various aspects of Nepal-India relations, matters of mutual interest and progress in implementing agreements reached between the two countries.
They also emphasized the need to further strengthen the longstanding and multifaceted relations between Nepal and India and to make development cooperation between the two countries more effective.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where leaders and senior officials from member states have gathered for high-level discussions on global and regional issues.
