Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle to Embark on Three-Day India Visit, to Meet Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle is set to depart for New Delhi on Thursday for a three-day visit at the invitation of the Indian government. During the visit, he will hold meetings with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, and others. The main objective of the visit is cooperation on post-disaster reconstruction and various dimensions of economic, political, and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle is set to embark on a three-day visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government. The Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday approved his visit to India.
He will depart for New Delhi, the capital of India, on Thursday, leading a six-member delegation. Officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be part of the delegation.
The Ministry of Finance has stated that the main objective of the visit is to cooperate on post-disaster reconstruction and various dimensions of economic, political, and diplomatic issues between the two countries.
On Thursday evening at 5 PM, he will hold a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman.
Similarly, on Friday, Finance Minister Dr. Wagle is scheduled to meet with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. On the same day, he will participate as the chief guest in a high-level diplomatic dialogue program organized by former Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran.
Also on Friday, Finance Minister Dr. Wagle will participate in a large-scale interaction program organized by Javed Ashraf, Chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation.
On Saturday morning, the Finance Minister will participate as the keynote speaker at a conference with prestigious industrial houses organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
On Saturday afternoon, Finance Minister Dr. Wagle will participate as the chief guest in an academic discussion on development economics organized by the Delhi School of Economics. He is scheduled to return to Nepal on Saturday evening.