Kathmandu, January 30
Victoria Nuland The US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs visited Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Kathmandu’s Baluwatar on Monday morning.
Victoria Nuland The US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs visited Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Kathmandu’s Baluwatar on Monday morning.
In a short official visit, Nuland landed at Kathmandu airport on Sunday. He is also expected to meet other politicians and officials later this afternoon.
PM Dahal inform the public on Twitter that the two officials addressed various issues related to bilateral cooperation and other issues of mutual interest during the meeting.
Nuland is the first senior US official to visit Nepal after the formation of the new government here.
In recent years, the frequency of visits by US diplomats has been steadily increasing, which to some is an indication of a change in Nepal’s foreign relations priorities as well as the growing geopolitical importance of Nepal in the international community.
