Kathmandu, Jan. 16
President
of Isreal, Isaac Herzog, has said that the Government of Israel is fully
committed to bringing all the hostages back along with Bipin Joshi, a Nepali
youth held captive by Palestinian extremist outfit Hamas since October 2023.
During
the meeting with Nepal's newly appointed Ambassador to Israel, Prof. Dhan
Prasad Pandit following his presentation of a 'Letter of Credence' to President
Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the latter expressed his
grief for all the 10 murdered, four wounded and one abducted citizens of Nepal.
He
reiterated that Israel values the friendship between Nepal and Israel that
dates back more than six decades, informed the Embassy of Nepal in Tel Aviv.
President Herzog also stated that the friendship between Nepal and Israel has
historical ties since former Prime Minister of Nepal B.P Koirala recognised
Israel.
Ambassador
Pandit expressed his gratitude for the importance given by the President for
the release of Joshi. He also highlighted that bilateral efforts are
continuously being made by the active involvement of Foreign Minister of Nepal
Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba for Joshi.
According
to the Embassy, Pandit stressed on implementation of all the MOUs in pipeline
including Nepal-Israel bilateral cooperation on the Agriculture Center of
Excellence.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 January 2025.
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