Multi-party delegation of Nepal MPs meets Foreign Secretary Misri in Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) A multi-party delegation of MPs from Nepal met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri here on Wednesday and discussed opportunities for expanding the multi-faceted bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
In a post on X, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared some photos from the meeting.
'Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri interacted with a multiparty delegation of MPs from Nepal today and discussed opportunities for expanding the multifaceted India-Nepal partnership for mutual benefit," he said.
The visit by the delegation comes ahead of Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's planned visit to India.
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