KATHMANDU: Indian and Chinese counterparts have congratulated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent separate congratulatory messages wishing Minister Shrestha a successful tenure.

Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha’s personal secretary Suresh Kaji Shrestha said that Minister Shrestha expressed his gratitude for their congratulations and best wishes for a successful tenure.

Shrestha, the senior vice-chair of the CPN (Maoist Centre), was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs on March 6.