Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will discuss ways of invigorating the stalled Saarc process during his two-day visit to Nepal starting Monday. Abbasi is the first head of the state or government to visit Nepal after formation of the new government under K P Oli. Nepal’s foreign ministry said Oli will hold bilateral meeting with Abbasi and exchange views on matters of mutual interest. The Pakistani statement said the visit will provide an opportunity to further expand and strengthen bilateral relations across all areas of mutual interest including trade, education, tourism, defence and people to people contacts. The last visit to Nepal by a Pakistani prime minister was in November 2014, when Nawaz Sharif attended the 18th Saarc summit in Kathmandu.

Source: Hindustan Times March 04, 2018 15:22 UTC