Kathmandu, Jan. 20
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has met
President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe at the sideline of the 19th
Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that concluded on Saturday in Kampala
of Uganda.
The two leaders held a bilateral delegation-level discussion
on the occasion.
In the meeting, Prime Minister Prachanda said that since Nepal
and Sri Lanka stand together in matters of non-aligned foreign policy, it is
necessary for both countries to forge collaboration in matters of regional issues
and interests.
He also emphasized on the need to make the South Asian
Regional Cooperation Organisation (SAARC) active and dynamic, and said that a
common role should be played for that. PM Prachanda stressed that regional
cooperation and issues of common interest should be addressed by making SAARC
dynamic.
The two delegations also talked about conducting direct
flight from Sri Lanka to Gautam Buddha International Airport.
Sri Lankan President Dr. Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka will
continue to support in the process to revive the SAARC and stressed on the need
for cooperation between Nepal and Sri Lanka in regional interests and common
economic activities.
The Nepali delegation included Foreign Minister NP Saud,
Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Rupak Sapkota, Foreign Secretary
Sewa Lamsal and other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
PM Prachanda had left for Kampala on Thursday, January 18.
Addressing the summit with the theme 'Deepening global cooperation for shared
global affluence' on Friday, PM Prachanda suggested for a reform in the global
financial architecture in order to enable countries in special situation to
secure finance in achieving their development visions.
He demanded that the developed nations should fulfill their
financing commitment without delay.
PM Prachanda also said that the NAM must focus on economic
development and prosperity of its members the timely achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). He called for south-south cooperation capitalizing on
the technological and socio-economic development achieved by the NAM members,
and removing institutional capacity constraints faced by developed and least
developed countries.
Meanwhile, speaking to media after the summit in Kampala, PM
Prachanda said that while the movement was the result of the Cold War, its
relevancy has been increased in the current situation where the world has been
facing multiple war and polarisation.
"Speaking at the summit, various leaders have said that
the relevancy and importance of NAM has increased," he said.
He also said that during a brief encounter with Indian
External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, he said that Nepal and India
should expedite the process to implement Pancheshwor Project in order to
achieve shared prosperity.
Nepal is a founding member of NAM and has been attending the
NAM summit actively since
its establishment in 1961. PM
Prachanda will return home on Sunday.
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