Finance Minister Wagle to visit India on September 17-18
Summary
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle will visit India on September 17–18 to discuss Nepal-India economic cooperation and post-disaster reconstruction. The trip comes after the devastating August 26 floods and will include meetings with top Indian officials in New Delhi.
Key Points
- Swarnim Wagle will visit India on September 17–18 at the invitation of Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- He will discuss Nepal-India economic cooperation and post-disaster reconstruction during the two-day visit.
- Wagle is scheduled to meet S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and speak at industry and academic events.
- The visit is Nepal’s first high-level trip to India since the August 26 floods that caused massive loss of life and property.
