Minister Gyawali leaves for Dhaka

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has left for Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Monday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Dr A K Abdul Momen.

During the visit, Minister Gyawali will hold delegation level talks with Momen. The two Foreign Ministers will 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.

Gyawali is accompanied by the Foreign Secretary and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

He will return to Kathmandu on Feb 19.