Press Release Nepal-New Zealand First Bilateral Foreign Ministry Consultation meeting was held in Kathmandu today. Mr. Tapas Adhikari, Joint Secretary, South East Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) Division and Mr. Andrew Needs, Additional Secretary, South and South East Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand led their respective delegations to the meeting. During the meeting, the [ Read More … ]

Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali had a meeting with Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres at the latter’s office in New York this morning. During the meeting, views to further strengthen cooperation between Nepal and the UN were exchanged. Hon. Mr. Gyawali appreciated the Secretary-General’s reform agenda and reiterated Nepal’s commitment [ Read More … ]

Statement by Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of Nepali Delegation to the 74thSession of United Nations General Assembly New York, 27 September 2019 Mr. President Excellencies Distinguished delegates Ladies and Gentlemen I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and members of the Bureau on your election and assure you of our full support in [ Read More … ]

Press Release Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Head of Nepali delegation, addressed the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York today. In his address, the Foreign Minister said that the most vulnerable countries “are hit hardest by the impacts of climate change” and despite “their negligible emissions, they face the [ Read More … ]

Press Release On the sidelines of the General Debate in its 3rd day today, Nepali delegation to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly engaged in a number of important events and bilateral meetings in New York. The Debate will continue through 30 September 2019 and the Hon. Foreign Minister of Nepal will make an address in the [ Read More … ]

Press Release While many leaders continued their address to the General Debate in its second day, Nepali delegation to the 74th session of the UNGA took part in a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines today. As part of making diplomatic relations as wider as possible, Nepal and Ghana established formal diplomatic relations today. Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister [ Read More … ]

Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali attended the opening of the General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today. Other members of Nepali delegation also attended the programme. Speaking in the session, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the General Assembly for the 74th [ Read More … ]

Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population Hon. Mr. Upendra Yadav participated in the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) held at the United Nations in New York today. Speaking in the Meeting, he highlighted the importance of universal health coverage and laid stress on ensuring affordable and quality health services for all. He shared [ Read More … ]

Press Release The first meeting of the Nepal-Belgium Bilateral Consultation Mechanism was held in Kathmandu today. Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi and Director General for Bilateral Affairs of the Federal Public Service, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium Ms. Anick Van Calster led their respective delegations to the meeting. During the meeting, the [ Read More … ]