Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will probably be on a two-day go to to Kathmandu from January 4, throughout which he’ll co-chair the seventh assembly of the India-Nepal Joint Fee together with his counterpart NP Saud.
Throughout his go to, Jaishankar can even name on the management of Nepal and meet distinguished political figures, the Exterior Affairs Ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Established in 1987, the India-Nepal Joint Fee offers a platform for each ministers to assessment all facets of the bilateral partnership.
” Exterior Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar will go to Kathmandu from 04-05 January 2024 on the invitation of the International Minister of Nepal, Mr. N.P. Saud for co-chairing the seventh assembly of the India-Nepal Joint Fee,” the MEA mentioned.
Nepal is a precedence associate of India beneath its ‘Neigbhbourhood First’ coverage.
“The go to is consistent with the custom of high-level exchanges between two shut and pleasant neighbours,” the overseas ministry assertion learn.
India and Nepal share distinctive ties of friendship and cooperation characterised by an open border and deep-rooted people-to-people contacts of kinship and tradition. The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 varieties the bedrock of the particular ties that exist between the 2 nations.
On December 22, Nepal’s Ambassador to India Shankar Prasad Sharma mentioned that the 2 international locations are working to ascertain a sister metropolis relationship between Janakpur and Ayodhya.
He additional mentioned the Nepal Embassy in New Delhi was glad to obtain Janakpur Mayor Manoj Kumar Sah and different dignitaries to take part in a program organized by the Chamber of India.
“Glad to obtain Mayor Manoj Kumar Sah and different dignitaries from Janakpur Dham at @EONIndia. They had been right here to take part in a program organized by the Unbelievable Chamber of India. & are additionally working to ascertain sister metropolis relationships between Janakpur and Ayodya,” the Nepalese Ambassador posted on X.
On December 8 final yr, the Embassy of India in Nepal, in collaboration with Lumbini Growth Belief and Lumbini Buddhist College, organised the inaugural India-Nepal Cultural Competition in Lumbini.
“The pageant showcased the wealthy cultural heritage and traditions of India and Nepal, with a give attention to Buddhism. The pageant featured a Sand Mandala Drawing Artwork Exhibition ready by monk artists from Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, India, a photograph exhibition based mostly on the images of famend photographer Benoy Behl, a avenue meals pageant that includes Indian and Nepali cuisines, and a cultural programme,” a launch from the Indian Embassy said.
India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, Nepal’s Minister of Tradition, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati, and Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary collectively inaugurated the pageant.
The inauguration ceremony additionally included the opening of a photograph exhibition, which featured a group of gorgeous images of Buddhist heritage websites.The exhibition supplied a complete perspective of the monuments and artwork heritage of Buddhism, from the earliest occasions to the current day.
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First Printed: Jan 03 2024 | 2:24 PM IST
