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FM Rana returns from Hong Kong

Kathmandu, Jun 1

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba returned home on Saturday night after participating in the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation, held on May 30 in Hong Kong. The ceremony was organised by the Government of China.

Nepal participated in the signing ceremony of the convention as an observer.

FM Dr. Rana had departed for Hong Kong last Wednesday to attend the event at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Thirty countries signed the convention, while representatives from over 50 countries and more than 20 international organisations attended the ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed.

"The objective of the newly established organisation is to mediate disputes between countries, between a country and a company or citizen of another country, and among private enterprises of different nations," read a statement from MoFA.

On the sidelines of the event, FM Dr. Rana also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

She said that the discussions during the meeting covered expanding economic, technical, and commercial ties between the two countries, as well as the timely completion of projects currently under construction in Nepal with Chinese assistance.

“This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China. It was also discussed that the occasion will be commemorated through special events and by continuing the exchange of high-level visits between the two nations,” FM Dr. Rana said.

She invited FM Wang to visit Nepal during the 70th anniversary celebrations and the latter responded to it positively.

The Nepali delegation led by FM Dr. Rana included Bhrigu Dhungana, Head of the Northeast Asia Division at the MoFA, Dr. Bindeshwar Prasad Lekhak, Nepal’s Consul General in Hong Kong, and other representatives from the MoFA and the Consulate General in Hong Kong.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 2 June 2025.

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