Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Friday.

The Indian minister, along with her team comprising Indian Foreign Secretary, Indian Ambassador to Nepal, spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs, and Chief of Nepal desk, went to Baluwater for the meeting this afternoon.

During the meeting, Minister Swaraj congratulated PM Deuba on successfull conduct of recent elections, stated a tweet from Raveesh Kumar, official spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs, India.

Likewise, the two leaders discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation to take the age-old and historical partnership between Nepal and India forward.

Minister Swaraj , earlier today, held a meeting with CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, SSFN Chairman Upendra Yadav separately at Hotel Soaltee.

Likewiske, the Indian EAM also paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas this morning.

Swaraj on Thursday evening had held separate meetings with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and leaders of Rastriya Janata Party.