Kathmandu, Feb. 17
Nepal and the Republic of Malawi have established
diplomatic relations increasing the number
of countries with which Nepal has official relations to 178.
Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the
United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai and his Malawian counterpart Agnes Mary
Chimbiri-Molande signed a Joint Communiqué for the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries on Thursday at the Permanent
Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York.
The two ambassadors also signed a joint letter
informing the Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, about the
establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Permanent
Mission of Nepal to the United Nations informed in a statement.
On the occasion, the two ambassadors exchanged views
on various matters of common interest to strengthen bilateral cooperation in
national and international forums.
"They also discussed the role of Least Developed
Countries as a group at different forums including at the UN for the protection
and promotion of the shared interests of the LDCs," read the statement.
Nepal is taking over the role of the chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of
LDCs from Malawi next month.
Located in Southern Africa, Malawi is also a
landlocked country, sharing its borders with Mozambique,
Zambia, and Tanzania. It has a total of 118,484 square kilometers of
area with about 20 million population.
Both Nepal and Malawi are the members of Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM), Group of 77, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as well as
Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs).
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 18 February 2023.
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