Press Release
At the invitation of The Rt. Hon’ble K. P. Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, His Excellency Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia is on an official goodwill visit to Nepal on 29-30 November 2018. The Prime Minister of Cambodia is accompanied by H. E. Mr. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia; other high level Ministers and Officials of the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and delegates of Cambodia Chambers of Commerce. H. E. Hun Sen and his delegation was received at the Tribhuvan International Airport’s VVIP bay by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, the Hon’ble Ishwor Pokharel,.
Today, the Prime Minister of Cambodia had a bilateral meeting with The Rt. Hon’ble K P Sharma Oli. A wide range of issues pertaining to Nepal-Cambodia relations were discussed on the occasion. The two Prime Ministers expressed happiness on friendly relations existing between the two countries. Hon’ble Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Hon’ble Rabindra Adhikari, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; Mr. Bishnu Rimal, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister; Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister; Foreign Secretary Mr. Shankar Das Bairagi, and other officials of the government of Nepal were present during the meeting.
The two Prime Ministers witnessed the signing of following Memorandum of Understanding and Agreements.
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Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Nepal and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.
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Agreement between Government of Nepal and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia on Exemption of Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic and Official/Service Passports.
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Air Service Agreement between the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Government of Nepal and the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation of the Government of Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Government of Nepal and Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia.
This evening, the Prime Minister of Nepal hosted dinner in honour of the Prime Minister of Cambodia and his delegation.
Earlier, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali called on the Prime Minister of Cambodia, during which matters relating to further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kathmandu
29 November 2018