Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has invited his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar to visit Nepal.

In a sideline meeting during his visit to Mauritius a few weeks ago, Minister Khanal invited Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to visit Nepal.

Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed this while responding to a question of reporters on Tuesday.

He said that a formal invitation has been received from the Nepali Foreign Minister and the date of the visit will be decided by mutual agreement.

Earlier, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was preparing to visit Nepal. However, his visit was postponed due to lack of preparation.