KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj arrived in Nepal leading an all-party delegation to pay last tributes to former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala .Swaraj said in a tweet that she will be accompanied by Indian leaders Anand Sharma, Sharad Yadav, Sitaram Yechury and Ajit DovalNepali Congress President and former PM Koirala passed away at 12:50 am on Tuesday.Swaraj is scheduled to pay tributes to Koirala at Dasharath stadium, where the body of late Koirala has been kept.Similarly, she would pay courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, today itself, said Spokesperson at Foreign Ministry, , Tara Prasad Pokharel.Swaraj is also scheduled to hold separate meetings with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa, today.She would return home today itself after holding discussion with top leaders of Nepali Congress.
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