Kathmandu, July 2: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who is currently on India visit, held interaction with New Delhi-based non resident ambassadors to Nepal, in New Delhi, on Sunday.
Issuing a press release, Nepali Embassy in New Delhi mentioned that during the interaction, DPM Mahara stated that Nepal attached high importance to its relations with friendly countries around the world and mutual support and cooperation remained at the core of such relations.
Referring to the developments in Nepal, Mahara noted that Nepal’s historic transformation in recent years had been a matter of interests to our friends, near and far. He shared with the diplomats that the new constitution made by the Constituent Assembly (CA) in 2015 marked the beginning of a new era of peace and democracy, according to the press statement issued from the Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi.
The constitution is progressive and forward looking, he said, and it has safe-guarded interests and aspirations of all segments of Nepali society, he added.
Mahara also shared with the envoys of friendly countries about Nepal’s important candidature to UN Human Rights Council and solicited their countries’ support to Nepal in the election to be held later this year.
He highlighted that with the near conclusion of historic peace process, Nepal set a successful example of socio-political transformation.
On the occasion, he said that in the background of positive developments within the country, it is a time for Nepal to share its experience of political transformation, peace process, and the achievements made in the field of human rights with wider international community.
The Ambassadors present in the interaction congratulated Nepal for the achievements made in the institutionalization of peace and democracy and expressed their willingness to further enhance bilateral relations with Nepal.
The interaction programme was followed by a dinner hosted by Nepali Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay, in honour of Mahara.
The DPM is scheduled to have a similar interaction with a different set of Non-Resident Ambassadors to Nepal on Monday during the lunchtime.
