Press Release H.E. Ms. Hou Yanqi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba at the Prime Minister’s Residence, Baluwatar this afternoon. During the call on, various matters pertaining to Nepal-China relations were discussed. On the occasion, the Ambassador assured that China will continue its support [ Read More … ]

Press Release The Government of Nepal welcomes the decision of the Government of Japan to provide Nepal with about 1.6 million doses of Japan-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX facility. The announcement of this vaccine support was made today by His Excellency Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. An arrangement will be made to transport the vaccines [ Read More … ]

Press Release  On the sideline of the International Conference on Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities, Foreign Secretary Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal had a courtesy call on His Excellency Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in Tashkent today. During the call on, views were exchanged on matters of mutual interest, including promotion [ Read More … ]

Press Release  The United States of America has provided assistance of 1,534,850 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal through COVAX. This will complement Nepal’s vaccination drive amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Receiving the support at a brief ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Mr. K P Sharma Oli conveyed sincere [ Read More … ]

Press Release A special flight of Nepal Airlines brought from Israel a consignment of medical support today. The consignment consists of medical equipment and supplies including ventilators, oxygen concentrators, masks, PPEs and coverall, provided by the Government and people of the State of Israel as well as the Nepali community living in Israel to support the ongoing fight against COVID-19 [ Read More … ]

 Press Release  In response to the request of the Government of Nepal, the Government of Canada has delivered a consignment of critical medical support to help Nepal fight the COVID-19 pandemic. At a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport yesterday, the support materials were handed over to Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Health and [ Read More … ]

Press Release Under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, Italy has extended support of medical equipment and supplies to help Nepal fight the surge of COVID-19 cases. Her Excellency Ms. Nona Deprez, the Ambassador of EU to Nepal, along with the Honorary Consul of Italy based in Kathmandu, handed over the medical support to Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Chief Specialist at [ Read More … ]

Press Release Honorable Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance led the Nepali delegation to the Asia and Pacific High-Level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation held virtually this evening. The theme of the conference was “Promoting Cooperation on Combating the Pandemic for Sustainable Recovery”. The Honorable Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, in his address [ Read More … ]