KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from February 17.
According to a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyawali will leave Kathmandu for Dhaka on February 17 on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart A. K. Abdul Momen.
Minister Gyawali will be accompanied by the Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
Minister Gyawali leaves for Bangladesh
During the visit, the minister will hold delegation level talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart.
The two foreign ministers are scheduled to review the overall aspects of the bilateral relations and exchange views on various matters of mutual interest, such as energy, trade, transit, connectivity, tourism, and cooperation on regional and multilateral issues.
He will also deliver a speech at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Nepal-Bangladesh Relationship and South Asian Cooperation.
Wrapping up the visit, Nepali delegation will return home on February 19.
