Letters of Credence presented

Kathmandu, Aug 22: Ambassador of Nepal to Brazil Nirmal Raj Kafle on Thursday presented his Letters of Credence to Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President of Peru, as Non-Resident Ambassador of Nepal to Peru. 

Presenting the credentials at a special ceremony held in Lima, Ambassador Kafle conveyed best wishes from Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to President Zegarra for her personal health and happiness as well as for the continued peace and prosperity of the friendly people of Peru, stated Nepali Embassy in Brasilia. 

The President of Peru extended her best wishes to the Ambassador and assured him of full support from her Government in the discharge of his duties as Ambassador. 

Senior officials of the Foreign Ministry and the Office of the President were present at the ceremony.

During his stay in Lima, the Ambassador held a meeting with the Director-General for Asia-Oceania, Fernando Quiros, and the Director-General for Economic Affairs, Jorge Felix Rubio Correa, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various aspects of bilateral relations and cooperation. The two sides will work toward an arrangement of mutual visa exemption for official travels as well as toward establishing a mechanism for bilateral consultations. 

The Peruvian side expressed its readiness to extend technical assistance to Nepal under South-South Cooperation, in areas such as disaster risk management, water and sanitation, and sustainable cities. 

They discussed ways for capitalising on potentials for economic partnerships, including through facilitating exchanges of business delegations. 

The two sides will also work together to promote cultural and people-to-people linkages.

Matters relating to multilateral engagements on agendas of common interest were also discussed during the meeting. For example, both countries share the challenges posed by the adverse effects of climate change on their rich biodiversity. Nepal, home to the mighty Himalayas, and Peru, the custodian of the vastAndes mountain range, have worked closely in international forums for the common agenda of Sustainable Mountain Development.  (RSS)