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Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal volition sojourn India from June 5 to 7 astatine the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the authorities said connected Thursday (June 4, 2026).
Mr. Khanal’s sojourn comes amid a contention triggered by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's remarks successful the Parliament. Mr. Shah said connected May 31 that isolated from discussions with India connected a long-standing borderline dispute, Kathmandu was successful interaction with China and the U.K. arsenic well. Two days later, New Delhi categorically rejected immoderate relation for 3rd parties to resoluteness its bound quality with Nepal.
Announcing the dates of Mr. Khanal's India visit, the Nepal authorities connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) said successful a connection that helium volition clasp a ceremonial gathering with Mr. Jaishankar successful New Delhi. "The 2 sides volition sermon matters of communal interest, with a presumption to enhancing practice crossed cardinal areas including trade, investment, connectivity, vigor and people-to-people ties," it said.
As portion of regular speech of high-level visits, this 1 volition further consolidate the enduring and multifaceted bilateral relations betwixt Nepal and India, said the Foreign Ministry statement.
The sojourn volition beryllium the archetypal sojourn to India by a Minister from PM Shah's authorities since it assumed bureau successful March.
Nepal's leaders person traditionally attached value to aboriginal engagement with New Delhi, reflecting the adjacent political, economical and people-to-people ties betwixt the neighbours.
Earlier this week, the president of Nepal's ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane arrived successful New Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"I invited and afloat stock his tendency to enactment intimately unneurotic for a shared and prosperous future. Nepal is simply a precedence spouse nether our Neighbourhood First argumentation and we look guardant to collaborating with the caller authorities to elevate the peculiar and multifaceted narration betwixt our 2 countries to greater heights," Mr. Modi said connected X aft the gathering connected Wednesday.
