Kathmandu [Nepal], November 14 – Four ministers will accompany Prime Minister Balendra Shah during his upcoming visit to India scheduled for November 22-24, with the Nepali delegation expected to comprise 36 members.
The delegation could be expanded to 40 members depending on requirements, according to sources. It will include four ministers the prime minister’s advisers, lawmakers, secretariat officials, media representatives and businesspeople.
The ministers joining the visit are Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadkaraj Poudel (Ganesh), Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport and Cooperative Development Sunil Lamsal and Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Birajbhakta Shrestha.
Prime Minister’s adviser Kumar Ben will also be part of the delegation.
India is preparing to send its foreign minister or minister of state to the airport to receive Shah.
Sources claim India may announce substantial financial assistance to Nepal and agree on long-pending issues including additional air routes.
