Home Minister Lamichhane meets Indian Ambassador Srivastava

March 27, Kathmandu: The Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, on Tuesday.

During the meeting held at the Ministry of Home Affairs, DPM Lamichhane and Ambassador Srivastava discussed the bilateral issues between the two countries.

The duo agreed on further consolidating the historical relations and enhancing the cultural, religious, and financial relations between the two countries at the peoples’ level, DPM Lamichhane’s secretariat shared.

On the occasion, Home Minister Lamichhane said further coordination would be made on the exchange of cooperation through the existing bilateral mechanisms and process facilitation would be made for the utilization of Indian government assistance in the reconstruction of Jajarkot and Rukum-West.

On the occasion, Lamichhane stressed the need to increase the number of mechanisms to screen pesticides in vegetables and fruits at border checkpoints and improve the existing ones.

Indian Ambassador Srivastava also underlined the need to put further policy measures for the control of petty crimes and human trafficking along the border.