New constitution of Nepal a moment of joy: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar

KATHMANDU: Foreign secretary S Jaishankar, who landed in Kathmandu on Friday as PM Narendra Modi's special envoy, expressed hope that Nepal's new Constitution will not lead to further violence.

"India has been strongly supportive of Constitution-making in Nepal. We would like its completion to be an occasion for joy and satisfaction, not agitation and violence," he told mediapersons at Tribhuban International Airport on Saturday before wrapping up his visit.

Jaishankar met President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and leaders from most political parties and expressed India’s concern at the ongoing violence in Nepal’s southern plains which has claimed over 40 lives in the past month.