PRESS RELEASE State Visit of the Rt. Hon. President to China At the invitation of H.E.Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, Rt. Honorable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari will be paying a State Visit to China from 24 April 2019. During the visit, the Rt. Hon’ble President is scheduled to attend the Second Belt and Road [ Read More … ]
Press Release First meeting of Nepal-Turkey Political Consultation Mechanism was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu today. Head of the Europe America Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal Mr. Ghanshyam Bhandari and Director General for South Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Ambassador Mr. Riza Hakan Tekin led [ Read More … ]
Press Release President Right Honourable Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari sent a message to French President His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron on the damage caused to Notre-Dame de Paris by the massive fire yesterday. In her message, she expressed deep sadness on the destruction the Notre-Dame Cathedral, an iconic cultural monument of France as well as one of the world’s great [ Read More … ]
Opening and Concluding Remarks delivered as a Chair by Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the first plenary session: Investment Opportunities in Nepal in “Nepal Investment Summit 2019”, Kathmandu 29 March 2019 Opening remarks by Chair Honourable Ministers Honourable Chief Ministers Excellencies the Ambassadors Distinguished Panelists, Fellow Participants! I am pretty delighted to welcome you all in [ Read More … ]
Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel held a meeting with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix this afternoon. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the issues related to the UN peacekeeping, including its critical role in the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the areas of its deployment. [ Read More … ]
Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel addressed the ‘UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference on Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection’ as the leader of Nepali delegation at the UN Headquarters in New York this morning. Highlighting Nepal’s 61 years of partnership with the UN on peacekeeping operations, he reiterated Nepal’s commitment to contributing up to [ Read More … ]
Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel met with the UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres at the latter’s office this afternoon. During the meeting, Hon. Pokhrel commended the efforts of the Secretary-General to further strengthen the spirit of multilateralism in tackling the global challenges. While extending Nepal’s continued support to the Secretary endeavours towards [ Read More … ]
Press Release The Rt. Hon’ble K P Sharma Oli, Prime Minister, was paid a call on by Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Foreign Secretary of India at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today. The Indian Foreign Secretary also paid a call on The Hon’ble Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the calls [ Read More … ]
Press Release The Honorable Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali had a bilateral meeting with His Excellency U Thaung Tun, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at his office in Singha Durbar today. The two ministers exchanged views on the various aspects of bilateral relations and expressed happiness [ Read More … ]
Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel had a meeting with UN Under-Secretary General for Operational Support Mr. Atul Khare this afternoon. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various issues including the operational challenges faced by the UN peacekeepers as well as the management of major equipment for enhancing effectiveness of [ Read More … ]