Kathmandu, Nov. 9
Nepal-Denmark Bilateral Consultation Mechanism has
emphasised the encouragement of economic partnerships between the two
countries.
Such partnership can be extended in various economic
areas, including in trade, investment, technology transfer, renewable energy
and tourism sectors, said the two sides during a meeting of the mechanism held
on Monday.
It stressed the importance of the exchange of
high-level visits, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in its
statement.
The two sides would continue to enhance cooperation
in culture, education and people to people contacts as well.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting was
held through video conference. It discussed matters relating to bilateral
relations and cooperation at the regional and multilateral levels between Nepal
and Denmark.
According to the
MoFA, the two sides exchanged views on recent developments in both the
countries and underscored the importance of cooperation on matters of common interest
such as climate change.
Views were also
shared on the challenges posed by COVID-19 and on the measures adopted by their
respective Governments to mitigate them.
Joint Secretary of Europe and the
Americas Division at the MoFA Nirmal Raj Kafle and Director for Asia, Latin
America and Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Thomas
Lehmann led their respective delegations to the BCM.
Ambassador of Nepal to Denmark
Yuba Nath Lamsal also participated in the meeting.
Nepal and Denmark had established
the bilateral diplomatic relations on December 15, 1967. The latter has been
supporting in Nepal's development for long.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 10 November 2020.
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