Kathmandu, July 18: Nepal has established diplomatic relations with Republic of Kiribati today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic relations has reached 183.
Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas),
which is located in the central Pacific Ocean, gained independence on 12 July
1979 from Britain.
It has a total land area of 811 square kilometers with a population of over 120,000 people. Kiribati became a member of the United Nations on 14 September 1999. Both Nepal and Kiribati are members of G77 and China and the Least Developed Countries.
Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Lok Bahadur Thapa and Ambassador
and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kiribati to the United Nations
Teburoro Tito signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect in a brief ceremony held
at the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York, today.
They also signed a joint letter
informing the Secretary-General of the United Nations about the establishment
of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On the occasion, both the
Ambassadors exchanged views on various matters of common interest to strengthen
bilateral cooperation in national and international forums, especially at the
UN forums for the mutual benefit of the two countries, including the issues of
least developed countries, according to a statement issued today by the
Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations based in New York, USA. (RSS)