Diplomacy

Kathmandu, April 28: India’s ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, has assured of encouraging Indian companies to invest in Nepal. In his address to the opening session of the Third Nepal Investment Summit (NIC) today, the ambassador emphasized that promoting investment in Nepal from India would not only boost trade facilities but also create more trade opportunities. He highlighted the significance …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s three-day visit to China, during which he had extensive exchanges with Chinese officials, was deemed by Chinese experts as “generally positive and playing a role in stabilizing relations between China and the US,” but observers also believed such a visit by itself cannot fundamentally change the current trend of China-US ties. Experts have noted …

While the interaction between China and Europe is frequent and the atmosphere is warming, the complexity of the bilateral relationship is also becoming more apparent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s recent visit to China demonstrated the essence of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Germany as well as China and Europe, and China has held talks and political consultations these days …

Kathmandu, April 26: Vice-President (South, Central and West Asia) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Yingming Yang, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. During the meeting held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar today, they discussed the issues of economic development of Nepal and upcoming investment summit, according to the Prime …

Kathmandu, April 26: Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), Luo Zhaohui, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today. In the meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar, they discussed the economic development of Nepal as well as the upcoming Investment Summit, said Dr Rupak Sapkota, the Prime Minister’s …

Kathmandu, May 12: Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has described the visit by the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani to Nepal as significant and historic. “The visit has begun a new phase in the relationship between the two countries,” he said. Talking to RSS about the visit, he said …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China from April 24 to 26. Before his departure, the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a preview to the media with more than 3,000 words and introduced the relevant information of this visit. China has expressed “welcome” to Blinken’s visit, and this attitude …

Kathmandu, April 24: Emir of the State of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani who is on a two-day state visit to Nepal and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is having a meeting today. In the bilateral delegation-level talks between the two countries headed by the Qatari Emir and Prime Minister Dahal on Wednesday, overall aspects of Nepal-Qatar relations and …

Kathmandu, April 23: President Ramchandra Paudel has urged Qatar to deepen cooperation between Nepal and Qatar on issues of common interests like saving the earth from climate change impacts, protecting the Himalayas, preserving the sources of water, and maintaining environmental balance. President Paudel said so at a meeting with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad …

The “Balikatan” or “shoulder-to-shoulder” military drills between the Philippines and the US haven’t even started, but a clumsy political performance has taken the stage ahead of time. The Philippine military first publicly announced that in the “sinking exercise” segment, the retired Philippine Navy replenishment tanker “BRP Lake Caliraya” would be selected as the target. This ship was originally manufactured in …