Press Release A special aircraft, carrying emergency medical supplies provided by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana and Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradevyavati of Thailand to support the Government of Nepal in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, arrived Kathmandu this morning. The shipment consisting of surgical masks, PPE set, face shield, rapid [ Read More … ]

Press Release The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Thai Overseas Dhammaduta Bhikkhus and Verapuchong Foundation, Thailand have provided forty-six oxygen concentrators to Nepal. Ambassador of Thailand His Excellency Vosita Vorasaph handed over those oxygen concentrators to a senior official of the Ministry of Health and Population amidst a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport today. A representative [ Read More … ]

Press Release In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Finland has extended support of medical equipment and supplies to the Government of Nepal. The shipment arrived in a chartered flight dispatched by the Finnish Government includes 350,000 FFP2 masks; 100,000 KN95 masks; 232,500 gloves; 30,000 gowns; 2,498,000  facemasks; and 350,000 face shields. His Excellency Mr. Pertti [ Read More … ]

Press Release In order to support Nepal in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the United Kingdom has provided medical equipments and supplies to Nepal. A charter flight carrying the medical consignment arrived in Kathmandu this morning. Her Excellency Ms. Nicola Pollitt, the Ambassador of the UK to Nepal, handed over the materials to Hon. Mr. Hridayesh [ Read More … ]

Press Release Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari and His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, held a telephone conversation this afternoon. On the occasion, the two dignitaries discussed and exchanged their views on overall bilateral relations including COVID-19 related cooperation. The Right Honourable President of Nepal expressed thanks to the Government of the [ Read More … ]

Press Release Foreign Minister Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held a telephone conversation with Her Excellency Ms. Wendy Sherman, the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America, this morning. Various matters concerning Nepal-US relations, cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and common international agendas figured during the talk. While expressing satisfaction on the overall state [ Read More … ]

Press Release Temasek Foundation International, a Singapore based foundation, in collaboration with MiRXES Pvt Ltd and Lotus Life Foundation, has provided urgent medical items to Nepal to support its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.  The medical items include PCR kits, pulse oximeters, RNA extraction machines and kits as well as 30 units of tele-ventilators and 6 units of ventilators. A [ Read More … ]

Press Release  In response to the request of the Government of Nepal in the context of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Government of the United States of America has sent a cargo aircraft containing important medical supplies. The support materials–first of the three chartered aircrafts arriving within the next two days–were received by Spokesperson at the Ministry of [ Read More … ]

Press Release The Government of Switzerland has provided support of various medical equipment and supplies to the Government of Nepal. At a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport this morning, the support materials were handed over to Hon. Mr. Hridayesh Tripathi, Minister for Health and Population by Her Excellency Ms. Elisabeth von Capeller, Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal. [ Read More … ]

Statement by the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. K P Sharma Oli at the 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia May 20-21, 2021 Theme: Shaping the Post COVID Era: Asia’s Role in the Global Recovery   Mr. President of Nikkei Incorporated, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentleman. I feel honoured and privileged to have this opportunity to attend, though virtually, [ Read More … ]