Nepal appoints Consul for Saint Petersburg

The government appointed Alexander V. Terentev, Russian businessman and hotelier, as the Honorary Consul of Nepal for saint Petersburg, Russia.

According to a press statement issued by the Embassy of Nepal on Moscow, Nepalese ambassador to the Russian Federation, Ravi Mohan Sapkota Kopila, inaugurated the Office of the Honorary Consul of Nepal in Saint Petersburg on Monday.

Sapkota said that the opening of Office has added one more brick to Nepal-Russia relations.

“It will not only increase the number of tourists to Nepal from Russia but will also create new avenues vis-à-vis trade and investment.”

Vladimir V. Zapevalov, representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in Saint Petersburg, welcomed and congratulated Terentev on the occasion and said that it was a good move of Nepal in enhancing relations between the two countries.

Terentev thanked government of Nepal for entrusting him with the new responsibility and expressed his commitment that he would leave no stone unturned to work for the betterment of Nepal and Nepalis.

He also said that he was ready to take necessary steps required to increase the flow of Russian tourists to Nepal, and also the trade and investment.