Kathmandu, Mar. 8: Ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, paid a courtesy call on the newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha on Thursday.    

During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they discussed various topics of bilateral and mutual interests, said Ministry spokesperson Amrit Bahadur Rai.     

He added that during the meeting, DPM and Minister Shrestha and the Indian ambassador talked on further strengthening the ties between the two countries and timely completion of development projects being run in Nepal with the assistance of India, among other topics.     

On the occasion, Ambassador Srivastava congratulated and extended best wishes to Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha.