Kathmandu, February 7
Last week was Victoria Nuland, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs. This week you have samantha power the head of the US agency for international cooperation USAID, next week will be Afreen Ajter the deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs.
If you conclude that the Joe Biden administration sends a diplomat to Nepal every week, you won’t be wrong, at least now, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Akhter’s visit the day Power arrived in Kathmandu.
The ministry source says that Akhter will arrive in Kathmandu next Tuesday (February 14).
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.
However, ministry spokesman Sewa Lamsal says these are regular diplomatic business.
