Indian Foreign Secretary Gokhale arrived in Nepal to meet his Nepali counterpart Shanker Das Bairagi on March 28, 2019 in Kathmandu, regarding the status of bilateral projects.<\/p>\n
In the meeting, the two representatives thoroughly reviewed the status of Nepal\u2019s India-funded ongoing projects including cross-border railways, inland water ways, post-earthquake reconstruction, Arun III project, Pancheshwor multipurpose project and Upper Karnali project.<\/p>\n
The two foreign secretaries also spoke about issues including terrorism and the pending SAARC process.<\/p>\n
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This meeting is being held with the objective of ensuring smooth execution of old and new agreements between Nepal and India.<\/p>\n
It will also review the work progress made during the meetings of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism.<\/p>\n
In the past, Nepal-India representatives have held three video conferences to resolve ongoing issues in the execution of India-supported Nepal projects.<\/p>\n
Government officials from both sides opine that this meeting is a good opportunity for both countries to review and assess the past commitments made during both Nepal<\/a>, India<\/a> Prime Ministerial visits in 2018.<\/p>\n During his visit, Gokhale will also meet Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli and Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali.<\/p>\n The visit comes at a time when the two countries are failing to hold the 5th<\/sup> Meeting of the Joint Commission at Foreign Minister-level, earlier scheduled to be held in mid-February 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Indian Foreign Secretary Gokhale arrived in Nepal to meet his Nepali counterpart Shanker Das Bairagi on…<\/span><\/p>\n