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Chinese ambassador Hou pays farewell call

Kathmandu, Oct. 11

Ambassador of China to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, has paid a farewell call on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Narayan Khadka, at the latter's office in Singha Durbar on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a tweet that matters of bilateral interest were discussed during the meeting. Envoy Yanqi also paid a farewell call on Foreign Secretary, Bharat Raj Paudyal.

Yanqi had assumed office in Kathmandu in December 2018.

Meanwhile, the governments of Nepal and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism between the foreign ministries of the two countries.

Foreign Secretary Paudyal and Ambassador of Italy to Nepal, Vincenzo De Luca, who is based in New Delhi, India, signed the MoU on behalf of the foreign ministries of their respective countries.

According to the MoFA, the mechanism will be an important platform for dialogue on regular basis between the ministries in further enhancing bilateral relations and promoting areas of cooperation.

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 12 October 2022. 

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