Press Release Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. K P Sharma Oli is leading Nepali delegation to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) being held in New York. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the General Debate of the UNGA virtually on 25 September 2020. The theme of the general debate of the UNGA this year [ Read More … ]

Press Release Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali received 2000 vials of Remdesivir handed over by Ambassador of India to Nepal H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra in Singha Durbar today. On the occasion, the Hon. Minister recalled the commitment of the SAARC leaders to work together for fighting the pandemic during the Video Conference hosted by Prime [ Read More … ]

Press Release The 21st Session of Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held today through video conferencing. Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi led the Nepali delegation to the 21st SOM Session. While making an assessment of the progress made by the BIMSTEC, especially after the 4th Summit held [ Read More … ]

Press Release Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. K P Sharma Oli held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina this afternoon. During the conversation, Prime Minister Oli extended hearty congratulations to Prime Minister Hasina, the Government and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The [ Read More … ]

Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held a virtual meeting with the State Minister of Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom the Rt. Hon. Lord Ahmed today. During the meeting, the Ministers exchanged views on various matters of mutual interest, including cooperation in the context of COVID-19 and climate change. They also expressed [ Read More … ]

Press Release The Eighth Meeting of Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was held in Kathmandu through Video Conferencing today under the co-chairmanship of Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi and Ambassador of India to Nepal H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra. The meeting made a thorough review of the implementation of the projects under bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, discussions were held on [ Read More … ]

Press Release Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. K P Sharma Oli held a telephone conversation with His Excellency Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi this afternoon. The Prime Minister of Nepal recalled his earlier conversation with Prime Minister Modi on 10 April 2020. The Prime Minister of Nepal extended, on behalf of the Government and people of Nepal and [ Read More … ]

Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs, Honourable Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has sent a message of congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Don Pramudwinai on his appointment as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. Foreign Minister Honourable Mr. Gyawali has expressed the confidence that the friendship and cooperation existing between Nepal and Thailand [ Read More … ]

When asked by the media about Government of Nepal’s comment on the recent statement made by the External Affairs Minister of India on Gautam Buddha, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “It is a well-established and undeniable fact proven by historical and archaeological evidences that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. Lumbini, the Birthplace of [ Read More … ]