Foreign Minister Khanal informs parliament about his recent India visit

Summary

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal informed the Nepalese parliament about his successful visit to India, where key discussions on trade, digital payment systems, and energy cooperation took place.

Key Points
  • Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal updated the Nepalese parliament on his June 5-7 visit to India.
  • He held a bilateral meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar discussing various cooperation areas including trade, energy, and people-to-people relations.
  • The two countries launched a P2P linkage between India's UPI and Nepal's NPI to facilitate cross-border remittances.
  • An MoU was signed between Digital India Bhashini and Kathmandu University for creating a National Digital Infrastructure for language translation.
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