POKHARA (NEPAL), Mar 16:
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who arrived here to participate in the SAARC Ministerial meeting, is scheduled to meet Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief, tomorrow.
Ms Swaraj on her arrival at this town, 200 km northwest of Kathmandu, was welcomed by Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa. India and Pakistani diplomats are in consultation for preparing the ground for meeting between Ms Swaraj and Mr Aziz.
Mr Aziz while talking to reporters here expressed the hope that the meeting would be productive. He will also hand over an invitation from the Pakistan Prime Minister for the 19th SAARC Summit to be held in Islamabad.
Yesterday, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar met his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary and exchanged pleasantries.
The Foreign Secretaries of all SAARC countries today discussed ways to implement plans to improve connectivity, counter terrorism and other issues.
The External Affairs Minister along with her counterparts from SAARC countries will discuss the progress made on the programmes approved at the last summit of the regional association at Kathmandu in 2014. (UNI)
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