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Non-Resident Ambassador of Romania to Nepal Daniela Mariana Sezonov Tane paid a farewell call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar today.

In the meeting, PM Oli thanked the Romanian envoy on completion of her term in office in Nepal and contributing to the bilateral relations between Nepal and Romania.

Various matters of bilateral interest and exchange of cooperation were discussed on the occasion.

Similarly, the proposal on each country opening its embassy in the other also came up during the discussions.

Honorary Consul General of Romania to Nepal, Narayan Bajaj and officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present on the occasion.

Similarly, Ambassador Tane paid a farewell call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba at her office in Singha Durbar today.

The Foreign Minister thanked the Ambassador for her efforts in further strengthening Nepal-Romania relations.

The Romanian ambassador also paid a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba is leaving for Canada tomorrow evening to attend the Meeting of Women Foreign Ministers to be held from 19 to 20 September 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

The meeting is being co-hosted by the Governments of Canada and Jamaica.

The Foreign Minister is scheduled to address the meeting of Women Foreign Ministers in Toronto, stated a press release issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On September 21, 2024, Foreign Minister Rana will join a Nepali delegation led by the Prime Minister to the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Leading a Nepali delegation, the Minister for Foreign Affairs will attend the Third Summit of Asia Cooperation Dialogue being held in Doha, the State of Qatar during 2-3 October 2024.

The Foreign Minister will return home on October 4, 2024.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) submitted its report for Fiscal Year 2080/81 (2023/24) to President Ram Chandra Paudel today.

CIAA Chief Commissioner Prem Kumar Rai handed the report to the Head of State at a ceremony held at the Office of the President, Rashtrapati Bhawan in Shital Niwas. 

Receiving the report, President Paudel said making works like the identification of corruption-related offenses, investigating them and prosecution scientific, fact-based and result-oriented was more important in the context of maintaining good governance. 

It is inevitable to make the Commission's works transparent and effective, enhancing the professional capacity of its staff as well as the institutional development for this, the Head of State suggested on the occasion.

The President expressed his happiness, stating that the Commission has been adopting various strategies of corruption control while fulfilling its role as envisaged in the Constitution, internalizing the motto of integrity, impartiality and courage, taking the national and the general people's interest in to consideration in the course of carrying out its functions. 

He also expressed the conviction that the Government of Nepal will address in an effective manner the key topics pointed out in this report that includes the works and activities carried out by CIAA in the course of fulfilling its constitutional and legal responsibilities.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) organized the 2024 Nepal-Korean Infra Biz Night in Kathmandu on Saturday to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Korea and Nepal.

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Devendra Dahal, chief guest of the event, extended his congratulatory message on the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the Republic of Korea.

He pointed out that over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations both countries have always respected and trusted each other as a good neighbor and friendly coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields that have yielded positive results.

He asked the government of Korea for a long term soft loan rather than a grant for prosperous Nepal and graduation from the least developed country.  

Delivering his welcome speech, Ambassador of the RoK to Nepal Park Taeyoung remarked that the 2024 Nepal-Korea Infra Biz Night was organized for new opportunities for both Nepali and Korean investors.

He further said that Korean companies are equipped with world-class expertise then ready to take part in more projects and improve capacity-building initiatives in Nepal. As usual, a large number of Korean and Nepalese business people, media personnel, senior government officials attended the program. Devendra Dahal, Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Dipak Khadka took part in the event as a chief guest.

South Korea has emerged as a middle power that fosters goodwill, friendship, and collaboration among nations. Nepal has also reaped benefits from Korean economic development, with Korean companies making significant investments in the country, ranking as its fourth-largest foreign investor. Similarly, many Koreans visit Nepal annually to hike mountains or visit Lumbini, the Buddhist pilgrimage site and birthplace of Buddha.

Ambassador Park emphasized the role of private to private partnership between Nepal and Korea, and has been an effective way to spearhead many challenges in the infrastructure sector of Nepal. He also asks for support in the business promotion and cooperation from NKCCI to further promote Korean companies' investment in Nepal and to build a network between the entrepreneurs of the two countries.