Nepal, Aug. 13 -- John Wingle, deputy vice president who oversees the Millennium Challenge Corporation's operations in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America, arrived in Kathmandu on Monday. This marks the first high-level visit from MCC headquarters after resumption of US aid that had been paused by the Donald Trump administration for several months.

During his stay in Kathmandu, Wingle will meet senior government officials including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, senior officials of the Millennium Challenge Nepal Compact-Nepal (MCA-Nepal), and others. He will also witness the contract-signing ceremony for two transmission lines jointly funded by the government of Nepal and MCC, officials at MCA-Nepal tol...