Wednesday, October 2, 2019

First Nepal-New Zealand bilateral consultation meeting

Nepal-New Zealand first bilateral Foreign Ministry Consultation meeting concluded here in Kathmandu today.
During the meeting, the two sides took stock of various aspects of bilateral relations and exchanged views on further promoting cooperation especially through enhancing economic engagements between the two countries, according to a press note issued by the Foreign Ministry.
On the occasion, joint secretary at the South East Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) Division Tapas Adhikari and additional secretary at the South and South East Asia Division under Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Andrew Needs led their country’s respective delegations to the meeting.
The meeting also discussed the Climate Change issue and participation of New Zealand in the ‘Sagarmatha Sambaad’ to be held in coming April in Kathmandu.
The New Zealand delegation included non-resident ambassador of New Zealand to Nepal Joanna Kempers, second secretary at the New Zealand Embassy in New Delhi Daniel Thompson. Similarly, the Nepali delegation included under secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Surendra Kumar Yadav, under secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Srijana Tiwari, section officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ram Babu Nepal and officials from other governmental agencies.

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