KATHMANDU: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, who arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday, has held talks with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday afternoon.

Assistant Secretary Lu called on PM Deuba at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.

PM Deuba took to Twitter today to inform about his meeting with Lu. He shared that they exchanged views on friendly and cooperative Nepal-USA relations.

It was a pleasure to receive @State_SCA H.E. Donald Lu this afternoon and exchange views on friendly and cooperative Nepal-USA relations. I thank the US for its continued development cooperation and look forward to a higher level of economic engagements. pic.twitter.com/C42TqLNHuS

— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@SherBDeuba) July 29, 2022

Earlier Lu called on Foreign Minister Dr Narayan Khadka at the latter’s office.

Lu previously visited Nepal last November before the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact was endorsed by Nepal’s House of Representatives.

This is his second visit in the last one year.