Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Nepal’s Minister for Energy and Water Resources Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Wednesday and discussed expanding cooperation in the energy sector, according to an official statement.
Misri is in Nepal on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart Amrit Bahadur Rai ahead of Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s forthcoming visit to India.
Matters relating to energy trade, construction of hydropower projects, disaster mitigation and early warning systems were discussed during the meeting, the enemy minister’s secretariat said.
Shrestha thanked the Government of India for providing continuous support to Nepal during the recent disasters. He also requested India to increase power trade, complete assistance projects in Nepal and increase investment from the private sector.
Misri said India was ready to collaborate with Nepal in the energy sector, the statement said.
