Kathmandu, Jan 20:
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe have held a meeting in Kampala, Uganda.
The bilateral meeting was held in course of their participation at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit which is being held in Kampala.
PM Dahal stressed bilateral cooperation for regional cooperation and mutual interest reasoning that Nepal and Sri Lanka had similar stand on non-aligned foreign policy.
A common role could be played for making SAARC dynamic, PM Dahal said, hoping that dynamism of SAARC could help foster regional cooperation and common interest.
In response, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe assured that Sri Lanka was ready to cooperate for making SAARC active. He also underlined need of Nepal-Sri Lanka cooperation for regional interest and common economic benefits, according to PM Dahal’s secretariat.
Also attending the meeting together with PM Dahal were Foreign Minister NP Saud, PM’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Dr Rupak Sapkota, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and officials from Foreign Ministry.
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)
