Kathmandu, 17 February: Nepal and the Republic of Malawi established diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic relations reached 178.
Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations H. E. Mrs. Agnes Mary Chimbiri-Molande signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York.
The two Ambassadors also signed a joint letter informing the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On the occasion, the two Ambassadors exchanged views on various matters of common interest to strengthen bilateral cooperation in national and international forums. They also discussed the role of Least Developed Countries as a group at different forums including at the United Nations for the protection and promotion of the shared interests of the Group. Nepal is taking over the role of the Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of LDCs from Malawi next month.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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