Pradeep Gyawali: “I am here with the objective of making Nepal-India ties even stronger based on trust.”

The foreign minister on his visit to Delhi which is taking place not only after a long gap of engagements but also at a time when there is a political crisis in Kathmandu and his agendas and priorities.

Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali arrived in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon on a three-day visit. Gyawali is in the Indian capital to participate in the Sixth Meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission, which deals with the entire gamut of bilateral relations between the two countries. This is the first visit from Kathmandu at the highest level in over a year. The visit is taking place after Nepal-India relations hit a rock bottom over the boundary issue. Nepal is expecting to raise the boundary issue with India during Gyawali’s stay in Delhi. Gyawali’s visit is significant also because it is taking place at a time when there is a political crisis in Kathmandu caused by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve the House. The Post’s Suresh Raj Neuapne caught up with Gyawali to know about this visit, his agendas and priorities.