Kathmandu, June 17: The Nepali Embassy based in Berlin, Germany on Sunday hosted a reception in honour of President Ramchandra Paudel who is on a visit to Germany.
On the occasion, the President said
that a one-time Nepali is ever a Nepali urging them not to forget their soil
and motherland wherever they are. "I would like to call upon all Nepalis
to contribute to the country's economic development through the use of
knowledge, skills and technology they have learned", President Paudel said.
He recalled that he had appealed to
the international community to respect labour and social justice issues in his
address to the Conference of International Labour Organization.
Noting that mitigating negative
impacts of climate change is a common challenge in today's world, he stressed
the need for developed countries to help developing ones mitigate the impact,
especially those not responsible for it.
On the occasion, President Paudel
was received by Ambassador of Nepal to Germany Ramkaji Khadka as well as
Non-Resident Nepalis there. On the occasion, Ambassador Khadka briefed the
President about the multi-dimensional aspects of German-Nepal relations,
development and cooperation.
He also briefed about the situation
of Nepalis in Germany, their work and problems and the cooperation and
coordination being carried out by the Embassy, according to the President's
Personal Secretariat.
On the occasion, President Paudel
was felicitated on behalf of the Non-Resident Nepali Association based in Germany.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, President Paudel had visited the institutes
carrying out science, technology and research in the field of climate change in
Germany.
President Paudel arrived in Berlin
on Saturday night after wrapping up his visit to Switzerland. At the friendly
invitation of the President of Germany, he arrived in the capital Berlin after
completing his visit to Switzerland. President Paudel will hold an official
meeting with his German counterpart Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier today. (RSS)