Kathmandu, Apr. 23
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) has expressed his commitment to encouraging UAE businesses to expand
trade and investment in Nepal’s tourism, energy, and agriculture sectors.
During a courtesy meeting to Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at
the Singha Durbar, DPM Al Nahyan also conveyed the UAE’s willingness to enter
into a free trade agreement with Nepal.
According to a statement issued by the
Prime Minister's Office, two leaders discussed various aspects of the friendly
bilateral relationship between the two countries, as well as matters related to
trade and investment.
Prime Minister Oli, while praising the
UAE’s rapid progress on the path of development, urged for increased investment
in Nepal, particularly in the fields of hydropower, green energy, and hydro
energy.
Meanwhile, DPM Al Nahyan paid a courtesy
call to President Ramchandra Paudel at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas on
Wednesday.
They discussed the existing bilateral
relations between Nepal and the UAE, as well as topics of mutual interest and
concern, a statement from the President's Office informed.
President Paudel acknowledged the UAE's
long-standing and significant role as a reliable partner in Nepal's
socio-economic development. He expressed his confidence that the areas of
cooperation between the two nations would continue to expand in the coming
days.
Al Nahyan was in Nepal for a two-day visit
that concluded on Wednesday.
His delegation included Ahmed Ali Mohamed
Al Sayegh, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Saeed Mubarak Rashed
Alhajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, Abdulla Balalaa,
Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, Abdulla Jarwan
Alshamsi, Ambassador of the UAE to Nepal and other senior officials of the
Government of the UAE.
He was welcomed upon his arrival at the
Tribhuvan International Airport by Sharat Singh Bhandari, Minister for Labour,
Employment and Social Security joined by Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai
and other senior officials of the Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MoFA) of Nepal said in a statement on Tuesday.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 24 April 2025.
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