Kathmandu: The Honorable Vice President Mr. Ramsahay Prasad Yadav was paid a courtesy call, April 11, 2024, by His Excellency Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Abrar H Hashmi at the Vice President’s office in Lainchour.
After the exchange of greetings and greetings, bilateral relations, trade and economic cooperation, educational and cultural cooperation and regional and international cooperation were discussed. Vice President Yadav said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations on March 20, 1960, Nepal and Pakistan have had close and harmonious relations.
He said, ‘We have established the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) at the Finance Minister level and the Bilateral Political Consultation Mechanism (BCM) at the Foreign Secretary level. It is necessary to continue dialogue and contact through these mechanisms. He also said that the exchange of high-level visits between the two countries has always increased the dynamics and quality in all aspects of our relations. Vice President Yadav emphasized that Nepal and Pakistan should expand cooperation in trade and economic fields.
“Our two countries can work together in many areas of mutual cooperation, including trade, investment, tourism, culture, people-to-people relations,” he said. We have done.’ He said that Nepal would welcome Pakistani investors to invest in hydropower, tourism, infrastructure, ICT and other sectors. Both countries can benefit by further expanding balanced trade and economic activities, Vice President Yadav said, thanking Nepali students for providing annual scholarships under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Program to study medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and engineering, and in the future, there will be an increase in scholarship seats for Nepal.
He recalled that Nepal and Pakistan had signed a cultural agreement in May 1970 with the aim of promoting cultural relations, establishing inter-university relations and cooperation between radio and television. It said that it is active. “Nepal provides attractive tourist products and services for Pakistani tourists,” he said, “I am confident that Nepal’s natural, archaeological and cultural heritage will attract a large number of Pakistani people to visit Nepal.” Vice President Yadav mentioned that Nepal and Pakistan have similar views on many issues and said, “Our interests are aligned on multilateral platforms.”
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“Both our countries have been cooperating in international and regional forums including the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and SAARC. “Nepal, as the current chairman of SAARC, is making every possible effort to restart the currently stalled SAARC process,” he said, adding that the cooperation of all member states is essential in this regard. Nepal wants to hand over the chairmanship of SAARC to Pakistan. ‘Vice President Yadav expressed concern that the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region of South Asia is facing the adverse effects of global warming and climate change. The Himalayan snow is melting rapidly. “We are facing many unusual weather systems,” he said. We must work together to fight the adverse effects of climate change.”
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His Excellency Ambassador Abrar H Hashmi mentioned that the relationship between Nepal and Pakistan is very strong and said that the two countries should move forward together. He emphasized that the interrupted air service between Nepal and Pakistan should be resumed. He said, “Pakistan is ready to help Nepal in the fields of tourism, trade, etc.,” he said.