Marking Austria\u2019s first-ever ministerial visit to Nepal, Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl is on a three-day official visit to the Himalayan nation.<\/p>\n
Karin\u2019s visit is happening as a result of invitation from Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, and marks the first ministerial visit from Austria in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n
A total of 13 members including five journalists are accompanying the Austrian Minister in her bilateral visit, informed Nepal Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bharat Raj Paudyal.<\/p>\n
As part of the visit, Karin\u2019s team will hold a ministry-level meet with her Nepali counterpart and his team.<\/p>\n
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Discussions are expected to be majorly on bilateral interests and matters of mutual cooperation that are of regional and international significance.<\/p>\n
As part of the visit, Karin is also scheduled to call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.<\/p>\n
She will also be part of a program to be organized by the Institute of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n
A Quick Glance at Nepal-Austria Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n Nepal and Austria had good number of discussions on different areas of cooperation in the recent past.<\/p>\n Nepal Tourism<\/a> Board and Trekking Agents Association of Nepal jointly hosted Alpinmesse Forum in Innsbruck (Austria) during Oct 20-21, 2018, with an aim to introduce Nepal\u2019s adventure tourism<\/a> to Austria\u2019s<\/a> populace.<\/p>\n That was Nepali delegation\u2019s first-ever participation in the fair aimed at promoting Nepal\u2019s potential in adventure sports activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n This program also saw the active participation of Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) Austria.<\/p>\n