Nepal Foreign Affairs Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and foreign ministers of BIMSTEC member countries signed the Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation during the summit in Bangkok on Thursday.
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the multi-stakeholder dialogue forum committed to deliberate on the most prominent issues is set to be held on May 16 to 18.
The Ministry also reiterated its call for the release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi from Hamas captivity. Joshi, an agriculture student from Nepal, was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, while he was in Israel under the "learn and earn scheme."
Taking to X, Deuba acknowledged Dr Singh's contributions as a leader and his friendship with Nepal and further emphasised that his support for democracy and development in Nepal would be remembered by the Nepali people.
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 15 (ANI): As part of India's ongoing assistance to the Himalayan nation in meeting challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, Ambassador Vinay M Kwatra handed over 2,000 vials of Remdesivir to Nepal Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Tuesday.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 5 (ANI): The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.
New Delhi [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat on Thursday said that they only want relation based on "trust" with India.