Kathmandu, October 14
Home Minister Sudan Gurung and Indian Home Minister Amit Shah have held a bilateral meeting.
Gurung, who is in New Delhi, India, to attend the first home ministers’ meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), met his Indian counterpart on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the two discussed strengthening coordination and cooperation on the shared security concerns of the two countries.
In the meeting, Home Minister Gurung expressed interest in resolving the technical problems, particularly BIS certification, that Nepali industrialists and businesspeople face in accessing the Indian market. The ministry said Nepal’s concern received a positive response from his Indian counterpart.
Home Minister Gurung left for New Delhi on Monday to attend the first BIMSTEC home ministers’ meeting. He is scheduled to return home on October 14.
