Nepal Foreign Minister Saud prepares for PM Prachanda's India visit

Nepal's Foreign Minister N P Saud on Friday met his predecessors and discussed the possible agenda of the proposed visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" to India, sources close to the minister said.

Prachanda's visit to India has been postponed thrice due to internal reasons.

The visit to India would have been his first foreign trip after he assumed charge as Prime Minister for the third time in December last year.

Saud held consultations with ex-foreign secretaries and former Nepalese ambassadors to various countries on Thursday, according to an aide to the foreign minister.

During the meetings, matters relating to water resources, trade, commerce, border, tourism and culture came up, sources said.

Saud was sworn in as Nepal's Foreign Minister last month.

Although the date of the Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to India is yet to be fixed, Prachanda is likely to visit India in June, after Saud presents the budget for the new fiscal year in May-end, sources ..