Foreign Secy Shringla in Nepal to mend ties, holds talks (Ld)

Kathmandu, Nov 26 : Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardan Shringla has started high-level meetings in Kathmandu immediately after kicking off his two-day Nepal visit on Thursday.
At a time when Nepal-India ties have hit a low due to boundary rows, Shringla’s two-day Nepal visit is expected to mend the frail ties between the two countries as well as pave way for the high-level visits and exchanges in the future that are stalled due to border disputes and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Foreign Secretary-level talks between Nepal and India have concluded in Kathmandu where the two sides discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interests.
Bharat Raj, Foreign Secretary of Nepal, led the Nepali delegation while Shringla led the Indian side in the talks that touched upon the entire gamut of bilateral ties, both sides said on Twitter.
Shringla, who arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday with an aim to restore the frail ties with the Himalayan nation which have hit a nadir after boundary disputes, said that his meeting with his counterpart was very positive.
“We began with very positive discussions. We discussed how to resolve the problems between us,” Shringla told reporters.