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Envoy Paudel meets Malaysian Home Minister

 Kathmandu, Jan. 29

Nepali Ambassador to Malaysia Dilli Raj Paudel has held a high-level meeting with the Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, and Minister of Human Resources V. Shivkumar.

He held separate meetings with the two ministers and discussed the expansion of bilateral relations between Nepal and Malaysia and promote mutual interests of the two countries, the Embassy of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur informed in a statement.

On that occasion, there was a discussion among them to increase the quantitative as well as the qualitative growth of Nepali workers in Malaysia, which is an attractive labour destination for Nepali youth. In addition to the effective implementation of the zero-cost arrangement for Nepali workers, there was also a discussion about additional employment opportunities for Nepali workers in Malaysia and service facilities for Nepali workers.

They discussed the issue of mutual interest at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels and advance it by helping each other to promote the national interest of both countries.

There was a conversation with Home Minister Ismail about the high-level visit to Nepal that he will lead in the near future.

 During the visit, the minister will discuss Malaysia's 'Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan' with his Nepali counterpart and high government officials.

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 30 January 2023. 

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