Kathmandu – US Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R. Thompson, paid a courtesy visit to newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Thursday at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, the two discussed matters of mutual interest during the meeting. Prime Minister Karki expressed gratitude to the United States for its continued support to Nepal and voiced confidence that the assistance would carry on in the future.

On behalf of the US government, Ambassador Thompson congratulated Prime Minister Karki on her appointment and reaffirmed America’s commitment to maintain its support for Nepal with the same priority as before. Ambassador Thompson offered condolences for the lives lost in Nepal’s recent protests and reaffirmed support for Nepal’s peaceful, democratic path forward.