Visiting United States Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for South Asia Eileen Laubacher has paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister NP Saud.
NSC senior Director Laubacher, who landed in Kathmandu on a two-day visit to Nepal on Wednesday, was received by Foreign Minister Saud in Singha Durbar this afternoon.
In the meeting held at the Foreign Ministry, the two leaders exchanged views to further strengthen Nepal-US relations and promote bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry mentioned in a post on X, formally known as Twitter.
“On the occasion, views were exchanged to further strengthen Nepal-US relations and promote bilateral cooperation,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted.
As per the itinerary, Laubacher is scheduled to meet senior government officials of Nepal including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and discuss cooperation in security and other bilateral issues.
The visit will be focused on the various facets of Nepal-US ties, South Asia and matters related to security, among other things, said a foreign ministry official familiar with the visit.
As part of giving continuity to diplomatic exchanges between the US and Nepal, several senior American officials have already visited Nepal while more are scheduled to arrive within a week.
USAID Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Michael Schiffer is in Kathmandu. He arrived on Wednesday and met Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat on the same day.
Also coming to Nepal is Alaina B Teplitz, a former US envoy to Nepal who currently serves as assistant secretary of state. Teplitz will arrive next week and engage in administrative consultations. She had served as US ambassador to Nepal (2015 to 2018), and later to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
