New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Nepal's Industry,
Commerce and Supplies Minister Matrika Yadav and discussed ways to take
forward trade, commerce and developmental partnership.
"Neighbourhood
first! EAM @SushmaSwaraj met with Nepal's Minister of Industry,
Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Yadav. Leaders discussed ways to take our
trade, commerce and developmental partnership forward," Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
According to the MEA, India accounts for over two-third of Nepal's
merchandise trade, about one-third of trade in services, 46 per cent of
foreign direct investments, almost 100 per cent of petroleum supplies
and a significant share of inward remittance on account of pensioners
and workers.
Last week, Swaraj made a phone call to congratulate
her newly-appointed counterpart Pradeep Gyawali and extended him an
invitation to visit India.
In her congratulatory letter, she
expressed confidence that India-Nepal partnership would be further
strengthened during his tenure.
PTI
