Visiting Danish delagation calls on Speaker Sapkota

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 6: Visiting Danish delegation has paid a courtesy call on Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Agni Prasad Sapkota.

At the meeting held at Shankar hall in the parliament building today, Speaker Sapkota observed that the relations between Nepal and Denmark have been cordial ever since the diplomatic relation was established 55 years ago.

He also expressed thanks to the people and government of Denmark for the assistance provided to Nepal in the sectors of education, energy, good governance and decentralization.

Mentioning Denmark's global fame for good governance, the Speaker said that Nepal was willing to learn from Denmark's success in ensuring good governance.

He also appreciated the proposal of the delegation for cooperation with the political parties in Nepal and stressed the need for expanding the people-to-people relations between the two friendly countries.

Speaker Sapkota pointed out the potential of cooperation in such sectors as good governance, climate change, trade, and tourism between the two countries and hoped that the Danish assistance would continue for the development of Nepal.

In response, Lisbeth Pilegaard , the head of the delegation and executive director of Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD), shared that the delegation and also the DIPD were willing to strengthen the cooperation with the political parties in Nepal on climate change.

She also made it a point that the Danish people love touring Nepal, a mountainous country with the great Himalayas.

Clara Halvorsen, leader of Denmark's Social Liberal Party, said that Denmark was willing to work with the youths in Nepal.

Besides Pilegaard and Halvorsen, the delegation comprised Parsbaek Skibdal and Shristi Rana.