Swaraj, FSFN Chair Yadav meet

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has met Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav on Friday.

During the meeting held at at Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu, the visiting Minister Swaraj congratulated Yadav on his election success, according to sources.

Discussions on focusing to further deepen the Indo-Nepal bilateral ties were carried out in the meeting, sources said.

Swaraj, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, had already met with CPN-UML Chair KP Oli, CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Rastirya Janata Party Nepal leaders.

She is scheduled to meet President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at their residences in the afternoon, before wrapping up her visit. She will return at 4:00 pm today.