Press Release The 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held virtually in Bangkok, Thailand today. Nepali delegation to the Meeting was led by Foreign Secretary Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal. While addressing the Meeting, Foreign Secretary Paudyal called for meaningful regional cooperation to deal with the defining challenges of [ Read More … ]
Press Release The Twenty-Third Session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting was held virtually in Bangkok, Thailand today. Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, led the Nepali delegation to the Meeting. The fifth Summit of BIMSTEC held in Colombo, Sri Lanka last year had reconstituted the areas of cooperation under seven sectors each of them being led by a [ Read More … ]
Press Release Hon. Mr. Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, is leaving Kathmandu tomorrow leading the Nepali delegation to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) to be held in Doha, the State of Qatar, from 5 to 9 March 2023. Prior to the conference, the Hon. Deputy Prime [ Read More … ]
Press Release Foreign Secretary Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal and his Indian counterpart Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra held a bilateral meeting in Kathmandu today. During the meeting, the two Foreign Secretaries reviewed various aspects of Nepal-India relations covering connectivity, trade and transit, power sector cooperation, agriculture, education, culture, health sector and people to people relations, among others. The [ Read More … ]
Press Release The Government of Nepal has dispatched the first shipment of over twenty-two tons of relief materials containing medicines, medical equipment, warm clothing, and other basic essential items for the earthquake affected people of Türkiye this afternoon. The Government of Nepal has decided to send the relief materials as a gesture of solidarity in Türkiye’s relief and recovery [ Read More … ]
Press Release At the cordial invitation of the Foreign Secretary Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, the Foreign Secretary of India Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra is paying an official visit to Nepal on 13-14 February 2023. The Foreign Secretaries of Nepal and India will discuss various matters of bilateral cooperation such as connectivity, power trade, agriculture, health and culture, among others. [ Read More … ]
Press Release The UK Minister of Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, H.E. Dr. Andrew Morrison MP called on the Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” at Singha Durbar yesterday. They exchanged views on various matters of bilateral cooperation and strengthening the relationship further. Earlier, Hon’able Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal received Defense [ Read More … ]
Press Release The European Commissioner for International Partnerships Her Excellency Ms. Jutta Urpilainen called on Rt Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” at Singha Durbar today. Various matters related to Nepal-EU cooperation were discussed during the meeting. Also today, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal hosted a working luncheon in honour of the visiting [ Read More … ]
Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal held a telephone conversation with Hon. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye this afternoon. The Foreign Minister extended heartfelt condolences, on behalf of the people and Government of Nepal, to the friendly people and Government of Türkiye on the loss of precious lives and properties due [ Read More … ]
Press Release Hon’able Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal and the visiting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Her Excellency Ms. Samantha Power held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. During the meeting, views were exchanged on various aspects of Nepal-US relations and cooperation. Hon Foreign Minister thanked the United [ Read More … ]