With no party or coalition having a majority, Nepal parliament has been dissolved twice since December and the country now faces fresh elections later this year.
Nepal foreign minister Gyawali to visit India mid-January amid crisis at home
P.K. Gyawali will be accompanied by a high-powered delegation, and is set to discuss all issues of bilateral importance , including the Kalapani-Lipulekh border dispute.
Nayanima Basu 1 January, 2021 8:51 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Amid the growing political and constitutional crisis in Kathmandu, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is all set to visit New Delhi in mid-January to hold the India-Nepal joint commission meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, ThePrint has learnt.
Gyawali will be accompanied by a high-powered delegation, and will discuss “all issues of bilateral importance”, which includes the contentious Kalapani-Lipulekh border issue, official sources told ThePrint.