Kathmandu, Aug. 23 -- Vice President of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on Saturday afternoon held a meeting with Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba as she began a three-day high-level visit to Nepal.

Xuan began her three-day official visit at the invitation of Nepali counterpart Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav.

It is the first high-level visit from Vietnam since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations about half a century ago.

The Vice President of the Southeast Asian country was welcomed by Nepali Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey.

The Foreign Minister Deuba welcomed Xuan at the VVIP lounge of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Ho...