KATHMANDU, Dec 5: When Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visits Nepal, a number of key agreements, including one on the purchase of electricity, are expected to be signed. The Pancheshwar project and a 10,000 MW power purchase/sale agreement are expected to be finalized during Foreign Minister Jaishankar's participation in the meeting of the Nepal-India foreign minister level mechanism, the date of which is yet to be fixed.
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