印度外交秘书维克拉姆·米斯里将于周三开始对尼泊尔进行为期两天的访问，主要是为尼泊尔总理巴伦德拉·沙阿可能对印度的访问做准备，印度新闻社“印度新闻信托社”报道。
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will begin a two-day visit to Nepal on Wednesday, mainly to prepare for a likely visit to India by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
据“印度新闻信托社”援引尼泊尔外交部消息人士的话报道，沙阿预计将于11月最后一周访问印度，这将是他自3月就职以来的首次双边访问。日期尚未正式宣布。
Shah is likely to visit India in the last week of November in his first bilateral trip since assuming office in March, according to Nepal's Foreign Ministry sources quoted by PTI. The dates have not yet been officially announced.
尼泊尔外交部在一份声明中说，应尼泊尔外交秘书阿姆里特·巴哈杜尔·赖的邀请，米斯里将于11月4日至5日访问尼泊尔。
Misri will visit Nepal from November 4 to 5 at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart, Amrit Bahadur Rai, Nepal's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
声明说，访问期间，两国外交秘书将举行双边会谈，并全面回顾尼印关系。他们还将就共同关心的问题交换意见，并讨论加强两国紧密且长久关系的途径。
During the visit, the two foreign secretaries will hold bilateral talks and review the full range of Nepal-India relations. They will also exchange views on matters of mutual interest and discuss ways to strengthen the close and long-standing ties between the two countries, the ministry said.
一位官员告诉“印度新闻信托社”，米斯里还将会见高级要员，并可能拜会总理沙阿。
Misri will also meet senior dignitaries and is likely to call on Prime Minister Shah, an official told PTI.
消息人士告诉“印度新闻信托社”，尼印两国外交部正在为沙阿拟议的访问做准备。这将是他上任以来首次访问邻国。
The foreign ministries of Nepal and India are preparing for Shah's proposed visit, sources told PTI. It will be his first visit to a neighbouring country since he took office in March.
尼泊尔对印度在该地区的战略利益至关重要。两国领导人常提及两国由来已久的“面包与女儿”关系。
Nepal is important to India's strategic interests in the region. Leaders of both countries have often referred to their age-old "Roti Beti" ties.
作为内陆国，尼泊尔严重依赖印度进行货物和服务的运输。其通海通道通过印度，且大部分所需物资从印度或经印度进口。
Landlocked Nepal depends heavily on India for the transport of goods and services. Its access to the sea is through India, and it imports most of its requirements from or through the country.
5月，沙阿呼吁让中国和英国参与解决印尼长期存在的边界争端，导致双边关系出现一些不安。
Bilateral ties faced some unease in May after Shah called for the involvement of China and the UK in addressing the long-standing border dispute between India and Nepal.
新德里拒绝任何第三方在解决争端中发挥作用，称印尼已建立双边机制来处理边界问题的各个方面。两国在利普列克、林皮亚杜拉和卡拉帕尼地区存在长期边界争端。
New Delhi rejected any role for third parties in resolving the dispute, saying India and Nepal have an established bilateral mechanism to address all aspects of the border issue. The two countries have a long-standing boundary dispute over Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani.
印度一贯主张这些领土属于北阿坎德邦。米斯里此访将重点回顾双边关系，并为沙阿预期的访印之行做准备，此前两国正致力于加强关系并解决共同关心的问题。
India has consistently maintained that the territories are part of Uttarakhand. Misri's visit will focus on reviewing bilateral ties and preparing for Shah's expected India trip, amid efforts by both countries to strengthen relations and address issues of mutual interest.