At the invitation of External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, visited India from 11-13 September, 2016.
The visit of Foreign Minister Dr. Mahat to India is his first visit abroad after assuming office last month. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministers held talks on 12 September 2016 on “issues of mutual interest, and covering the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including the upcoming high-level exchanges between the two countries”.
Later this week, the newly-elected Nepali Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, will be making his first state visit to India.