Finance Minister Wagle leaves for three-day visit to India

Summary

Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has left for India on a three-day visit to New Delhi to strengthen economic, political and diplomatic cooperation, including post-disaster reconstruction. He is scheduled to meet Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar and attend several high-level diplomatic, business and academic events.

Key Points
  • Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle departed Kathmandu for New Delhi on a three-day visit at the invitation of the Government of India.
  • He will meet Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and attend a diplomatic dialogue hosted by Shyam Saran.
  • Wagle is also slated to speak at a Confederation of Indian Industry conference and an academic discussion at the Delhi School of Economics.
  • The visit aims to deepen cooperation between Nepal and India on economic, political, diplomatic and post-disaster reconstruction issues.
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