Press Release   The third edition of Nepal-Switzerland bilateral consultations was held in Kathmandu today. Foreign Secretary Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal made opening remarks in the meeting, which was co-chaired by Mr. Nirmal Raj Kafle, Joint Secretary, Europe-Americas Division of the Ministry and Mr. Andreas Raphael Nageli, Assistance State Secretary for Asia-Pacific in the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign [ Read More … ]

Press Release   The United States congressional delegation led by Senator Her Excellency Ms. Kirsten Gillibrand paid a courtesy call on Rt. Hon. Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister, this morning. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various aspects of Nepal-United States relations and cooperation. The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister thanked the United States Congress for its [ Read More … ]

  Press Release   H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), who is on his official visit to Nepal, called on Rt. Hon. President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari and Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba today. The Rt. Hon. President commended the leadership of WHO during the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular towards [ Read More … ]

Press Release   H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon on an official visit. Dr. Tedros was received at the airport by Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population along with other senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and Health and Population. Dr. [ Read More … ]

Press Release   Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari addressed the Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia 2022 through a video message this morning. In her address, the Rt. Hon. President expressed hope that the deliberations at the Forum would encourage countries to adopt the measures to control and prevent the pandemic as well as attain the [ Read More … ]

Press Release on WHO Director General’s Visit to Nepal   At the invitation of Hon. Mr. Birodh Khatiwada, Minister for Health and Population, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) will visit Nepal from 21 to 23 April 2022. Dr. Tedros will be accompanied by Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South East Asia [ Read More … ]