Nepal Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat

Nepal, the current Chair of SAARC, has said it will take the necessary initiatives and hold talks with member countries to press for holding the postponed 19th SAARC Summit.

Some 150 passengers, including Nepal's Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, today had some anxious moments when the tyre of an aircraft of Nepal Airlines burst and the plane suffered minor damage while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

Ahead of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to India later this week, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the Himalayan nation's Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat in New Delhi on Monday.

Nepal, the current Chair of SAARC, has said it will take the necessary initiatives and hold talks with member countries to press for holding the postponed 19th SAARC Summit.

Some 150 passengers, including Nepal's Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, today had some anxious moments when the tyre of an aircraft of Nepal Airlines burst and the plane suffered minor damage while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

Ahead of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to India later this week, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the Himalayan nation's Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat in New Delhi on Monday.