Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko arrives

 Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kamikawa Yoko, arrived here this afternoon on an official visit to Nepal. The Minister arrived in the course of the visit at the cordial invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

Foreign Service Secretary Sewa Lamsal received the Japanese Minister at Tribhuvan International Airport. This marks her first visit to Nepal after she was appointed to the post.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japanese Minister is scheduled to pay a separate courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. She will engage in a bilateral meeting and talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shrestha at the Ministry today.

Similarly, she will visit the Kathmandu Durbar Area and the Jamal-based Mandala Book Point.

The DPM Shrestha will host dinner in honor of his Japanese counterpart this evening.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan will depart from Kathmandu on a flight of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) tonight.