PM Dahal's New Delhi schedule packed with high profile meetings

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leading a 42-member delegation in his first 'political' visit to a foreign country since he took office over a month ago.

PM Dahal will be accompanied by four ministers – Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav, Information and Communication Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Commerce and Supplies Minister Rajendra Mahato and Water Resource Minister Bishnu Poudel – apart from senior government officials and representatives of private sector.

PM Dahal will reach New Delhi on September 14 and return home on September 18.

His official meetings will begin from September 15 when he will meet with Indian president, vice president and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

He is also scheduled to meet with president of Congress (I) Sonia Gandhi and senior leader of main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lal Krishna Advani, apart from a number of political leaders.

The prime minister will also meet with representatives of Indian business community, among others, during his stay in New Delhi.

PM Dahal had earlier visited China immediately after being elected as the first prime minister of republic Nepal. He went there to attend the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympics. He later said that he will go to India for his first 'political' visit. nepalnews.com sd Sep 12 08

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