Kathmandu, Nov. 12
Nepal and the United Kingdom
have agreed to work closely towards further consolidating and widening
cooperation and engagements in productive sectors such as trade, investment,
energy and tourism, among others.
The fifth meeting of
Nepal-United Kingdom Bilateral Consultation Mechanism (BCM) concluded on
Thursday taking stock of overall state of cooperation between Nepal and the
United Kingdom, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in a statement.
The two sides discussed a wide
range of matters relating to bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.
They agreed to work
together to advance the agenda of addressing the impacts of climate change with
their substantive engagements in the COP26 as well as in Sagarmatha Sambaad.
According to the MoFA, the
delegations of both the governments exchanged views on over two centuries-old
friendship and cooperation, and reviewed the progress made in various aspects
of the bilateral ties, including development cooperation, the British Gurkha
matters, cultural relations, people-to-people contacts and educational
cooperation.
"Developments on
political and economic fronts in both the countries as well as their national
experiences in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic were also shared during the
meeting," read the statement.
Nepal thanked the British
Government for its cooperation in Nepal’s fight against the pandemic, while
appreciating the progress made in the development of vaccine.
The two sides renewed
their commitment to collaborating on various matters of common interest at
multilateral forums.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 13 November 2020.
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