Foreign Secretary Lamsal to participate in BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat

KATHMANDU: Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal is leaving for New Delhi on Wednesday to participate in the 2nd BIMSTEC Foreign Minister’s Retreat.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 2nd BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat will be held in New Delhi on July 11-12.

“During the Retreat, discussions will be held on further strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships in agreed areas of mutual interests and complementarities within the BIMSTEC framework,” the ministry said in a press statement.

The Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegations of the BIMSTEC Member States are scheduled to pay a joint call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A senior official of the foreign ministry is accompanying Foreign Secretary Lamsal to New Delhi.