Even as efforts to cobble together an interim cabinet continues, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is all set to leave for New Delhi on Sunday afternoon to attend the 14 th Summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

PM Koirala will lead a Nepali delegation to the Summit, which takes place on April 3-4 in New Delhi.

PM Koirala is scheduled to meet with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday to hold bilateral talks. He is scheduled to meet with PM Singh at 11 am at the PM’s residence in Race Course Road. Reports say PM Koirala will be the first foreign dignitary to be meeting with Dr. Singh on the sidelines of the Summit.

As it comes amid crucial transition in Nepal, the bilateral talks between the two leaders has assumed high significance.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli cancelled his trip to New Delhi on Saturday since his party UML had presented a separate list – without him – of ministers to be appointed in the interim cabinet. Due to the uncertainties, Oli cancelled his trip and it is not clear who will be attending the Summit as foreign minister of Nepal.