By TRN
Online, Kathmandu,
June 2: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Nepal have agreed to extend the Technical Cooperation Programmes for Fiscal
Year 2023.
The
Technical Cooperation Programmes, which have been extended to Nepal annually
since 2003, support Nepali government officials to obtain Japan’s knowledge,
technology and experience by providing them with training opportunities in
Japan and by sending Japanese advisors to the Nepali government for Nepal’s
socio-economic development.
The
Technical Cooperation Programs for FY 2023 will be implemented by the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) in various fields: namely, more than 50 training
courses for medical/health care, governance, private sector development, water
supply management, road maintenance, agriculture, education, disaster
prevention, climate change, urban transportation and airport development. In
addition, six experts will be sent to serve as advisors to Nepali government
organizations. The Programs will be beneficial for the further development of
the Nepali society and the prosperity of the Nepali people, according to the
press release issued by the Embassy of Japan on Thursday.
The Programmes
include projects to promote irrigated agriculture, to strengthen resilience to natural
disasters, to conduct forest management that is adapted to the climate change,
and so on. In addition, two other programs will be launched; “The Project for
the Improvement of Basic School Education” and “The Project for Capacity
Building for Countermeasures against Disaster and Landslide on Major Highways”,
read the press release.
We believe that the Technical Cooperation Programs implemented by the Government of Japan will assist the human resource development of the Government of Nepal for a brighter future and the socio-economic development. We hope that they will further contribute to building stronger bilateral relations between Nepal and Japan, said the Embassy in the press release.