Kathmandu, Nov. 19 -- Visiting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs of the United States Department of State Donald Lu called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday and discussed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal compact, climate crisis, Covid vaccine support, and post-Covid recovery, among other issues.

As the ruling alliance of five political parties is sharply divided over whether to ratify the MCC compact from Parliament, the Deuba government is increasingly under pressure to endorse the $500 million grant assistance meant for two infrastructure projects.

Various matters concerning Nepal-US relations, cooperation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, post-pandemic recovery and ...