Kathmandu, March 5
Pakistani Prime Minister Sahid Khaqan Abbasi landed in Kathmandu on Monday afternoon to kick-start his two-day official visit to Nepal.
Abbasi, along with his 30-member delegation, was received by Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
Prime Minister Abbasi will be accorded a guard of honour at the Tundikhel grounds at 5 pm.
Prime Minister KP Shama Oli will hold a bilateral meeting with the visiting Prime Minister and exchange views on matters of mutual interest. He will also host a dinner in honour of the visiting dignitary, says the ministry. Upon completion of the visit, the Prime Minister of Pakistan will leave for Islamabad on March 6.
According to Radio Pakistan, Prime Minister Abbasi’s visit is expected further expand and strengthen bilateral relations in different fields including trade, education, tourism, defence and people to people contacts.
Ways to reinvigorate SAARC as an important regional organisation will also be discussed.
Earlier, the Ambassador of Nepal Sewa Lamsal Adhikari had called on Abbasi on Friday and conveyed the Nepalis leadership’s welcome message to him.
