Kathmandu, Feb. 27 -- Nepal's Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal is scheduled to participate in the eighth Asia Economic Dialogue (AED 2024), which is scheduled to be held in Pune from February 29-March 2, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

Lamsal will depart for India today and will attend the inaugural session of the event on February 29, Nepal's foreign ministry said in a statement.

During her visit to India, Lamsal will meet her Indian counterpart, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, in New Delhi and return to Kathmandu on March 1.

The Asia Economic Dialogue is the annual multilateral conference organized jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Pune International Center on contemporary issues. Focused on the theme...