Kathmandu, May 20: The foreign secretaries of Nepal and India met at the Foreign Ministry, Shital Niwas today to discuss various issues related to Nepal-India relations. The meeting will continue tomorrow also.

Nepalese delegation to the Foreign Secretary level talks is led by Foreign Secretary Narayan Shumsher Thapa and the India delegation by External Affairs Secretary Lalit Mansingh.

External Affairs Secretary of India Lalit Mansingh met Foreign Minister Chakra Prasad Bastola at the Foreign Ministry today.

Matters of bilateral interest were discussed on the occasion.

Royal Nepalese Ambassador to India Dr Bhesh Bahadur Thapa, Indian Ambassador K.V. Rajan and Foreign Secretary Thapa were also present on the occasion.

Courtsey call: Indian Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh paid a courtesy call on Minister for Water Resources, Physical Planning and Works Khum Bahadur Khadka at the latter’s office today.

Matters of mutual interests were discussed on the occasion.

Earlier, Indian Foreign Secretary Mr. Lalit Mansingh arrived here Friday night for a three-day official visit to Nepal.

Foreign Secretary Narayan Shamsher Thapa welcomed him at the VIP lounge of the Tribhuvan International Airport.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two-day talks are being held between the delegations of the two countries at the Foreign Ministry from tomorrow.