QNA
Kathmandu
His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of friendly Nepal HE Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a session of official talks in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
At the outset of the session, the Prime Minister of Nepal welcomed HH the Amir and the accompanying delegation, and HH the Amir’s historic visit as the first Arab leader to visit Nepal, which reflects the depth of relations between the two countries. The PM said he was looking forward to working with His Highness to promote the mutual cooperation and elevate the relations to broader horizons.
For his part, HH the Amir extended his deep thanks to the Prime Minister of Nepal for the warm reception and hospitality.
HH the Amir affirmed the significance of the visit in light of the distinguished relations between the two countries, looking forward for the outcome of the visit to contribute to consolidating the bilateral cooperation in various fields, for the benefit of the two friendly countries and peoples.
HH the Amir praised the Nepalese community in the State of Qatar and its contribution to various development areas in the State.
During the session, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways of promoting and developing them, in addition to the most prominent regional and international issues of common concern.
The session was attended by Chief of the Amiri Diwan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Minister of Transport HE Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, and a number of members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Amir.
On Nepal’s side, the session was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Hit Bahadur Tamang, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security Dol Prasad Aryal, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Sumana Shrestha, Minister of Youth and Sports Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, and senior officials.
HH the Amir and HE the Prime Minister of Nepal held earlier a bilateral meeting, and discussed a host of issues of common concern.
The Prime Minister of Nepal hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of HH the Amir and the accompanying delegation.
