The Ministers of Foreign Affairs/External Affairs from the SAARC nations are arriving in Kathmandu today, for participating in the 18th SAARC Summit being held on 26-27. According to the Foreign Ministry, the SAARC Foreign Ministers are coming today to attend the 36th meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers to be held on the eve of the SAARC Summit. The meeting to be held on Tuesday will have a four-member of Afghani delegation led by the Foreign Minister from there while 10-member led by Bangladeshi Foreign Minister. Similarly, Bhutanese delegation will be of four members, Indian and Sri Lankan of nine members each, Pakistani of seven members and the hosting country Nepal of 17 members. Foreign Minister of the host country, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, will lead the Nepali delegation. Also the chair of the Council, the Foreign Minister is organizing a dinner in honour of his counterparts at Gallery Hall of Singha Durbar on Tuesday evening. NSS
