Kapur begins political meetings with RSP chief

The US assistant secretary of state’s engagements include ministers, but no meeting planned with the PM.

Samir Paul Kapur, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, arrived in Nepal on Monday for a three-day visit and started meetings with party leaders and government officials. He is the highest-ranking foreign diplomat to visit Kathmandu since Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah became prime minister on March 27.