Statement by the Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, at the 10th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (22 September 2021) Theme: Democracy and Resilience: Shared Goals Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen.    I would like to thank the Government of Romania for organizing this 10th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies. Twenty-one years ago, [ Read More … ]

Statement by the Foreign Secretary of Nepal Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal at the Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries 17 September 2021 Mr. Chairman Honorable Ministers, Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. Under Secretary-General and High Representative, Distinguished Delegates.   At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the Government of Malawi for convening this meeting and [ Read More … ]

On 27 April 2021, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People’s Republic of China, Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali of Nepal, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Foreign [ Read More … ]

Statement by Hon’ble Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, at the Seventeenth BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting (Virtual mode, Colombo, 1 April 2021) Hon’ble Dinesh Gunawardena, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka and the Chair of the BIMSTEC Hon’ble Ministers for Foreign Affairs of BIMSTEC Member States, Heads of Delegation, His Excellency the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, Ladies and [ Read More … ]

Statement by Rt. Hon. President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari as Guest of Honour on the theme of “Nepal-Bangladesh Relations and Bangabandhu’s Birth Centenary” at a programme organized in Dhaka on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman  (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 March 2021) ___________________________     Chief Guest of this Ceremony His Excellency President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, [ Read More … ]

Statement by Rt. Hon. President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari as Guest of Honour on the theme of “Nepal-Bangladesh Relations and Bangabandhu’s Birth Centenary” at a programme organized in Dhaka on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 March 2021) ___________________________ Chief Guest of this Ceremony His Excellency President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, Chairperson of [ Read More … ]

Remarks by Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at a seminar organized by the Embassy of Israel in Kathmandu to mark the 60th Anniversary of Nepal-Israel relations Kathmandu, 18 March 2021   His Excellency Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel Dr Shambhu Pokhrel, Chairperson, Center for Diplomatic Dialogue Amb Dr Jaya Raj Acharya Amb Arjun Thapa Ladies and [ Read More … ]

Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali at the 73rd anniversary of Nepal Council of World Affairs (NCWA) Kathmandu, 1 March 2021 President of the Nepal Council of World Affairs, Executive Board Members of the Council, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen.  I am delighted to be back to this forum once again. I thank you [ Read More … ]