Nepal established ties with Djibouti

Kathmandu, July 15: Nepal and Djibouti have established formal bilateral diplomatic relations on Saturday.

Permanent Representative of Nepal and Djibouti to the United Nations Durga Prasad Bhattaraiand Mohamed SiadDoualeh respectively signed an instrument to this effect at a brief ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York.

According to a press statement issued by the Nepali Mission to the UN, the two Ambassadors exchanged views on further expanding the areas of cooperation at bilateral and multilateral forums, and committed to working together in pursuit of peace, development and common prosperity ahead.

The two Ambassadors also jointly informed Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, about the establishment of Nepal-Djibouti bilateral relations the same day.

The number of countries with which Nepal has established diplomatic relations has now reached 147.

The Republic of Djibouti is a country situated in the Horn of Africa and serves as a transit route for east African Countries.

It has population about 850,000. Djibouti joined the United Nations on 20 September 1977.

"Both Nepal and Djibouti are members of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and they have worked together in the UN platform for common interest of Least Developed Countries," reads the statement.