Foreign ministers from all the eight South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have arrived in Pokharar of Nepal on Wednesday to attend the 37th SAARC Council of Ministers' meeting. Indian Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj arrived in Pokhara from Gorakhpur, India on a helicopter, while foreign minister of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan reached Pokhara on a Nepal Army aircraft.
Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa received them at the Pokhara airport. The foreign ministers are staying at Hotel Grand in the Lake City. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will host a dinner reception in honor of the foreign delegates. He will be staying overnight at Shangri-La Resort.