The Industry Ministry Secretary Yam Kumari Khatiwada made a statement in this regard during her address at the 17th General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) held in Vienna on November 28, 2017.

Khatiwada, who was leading the Nepali delegation to the conference, highlighted that Nepal is on the way to achieve sustainable economic growth through industrial development.

In this regard, she called on UNIDO members and all other global partners to join Nepal in its efforts to achieve industrial objectives for a strong global partnership.

“International support is more pertinent for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Nepal,” read a statement by Khatiwada.

Permanent Representative of Nepal to UNIDO Prakash Kumar Suvedi and various other high-level officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Nepal’s Permanent Mission to UN in Vienna formed the Nepali delegation.

The five-day UNIDO conference that began on November 27, 2017 at the UNIDO headquarters, Vienna lasts till December 01, 2017.

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In a recent move, Nepal has signed its first-ever diplomatic relations with the State of Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa.

The Nepali Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations (UN) Durga Prasad Bhattarai and Charge d’Affaires of the State of Eritrea to the United Nations Amanuel Giorgio signed a Joint Communiqué in this regard in New York, USA on October 31, 2017, informed the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York.

On the occasion, the Heads of Missions of both the countries discussed strengthening of relations on bilateral front along with collaboration on global forums.

With this, Nepal completes the establishment of its diplomatic ties with 152 countries globally, including the 51 original UN member states.

Nepal and Eritrea share common interests as the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and also as the members of Group of 77 (a coalition of developing countries at UN) and the Non-Aligned Movement.

As in case of Nepal, the Eritrean economy is majorly dependent on remittances from abroad that account for nearly 32 percent of its GDP. Eritrea saw a GDP growth of 8.7 percent in 2011, thus becoming one of the fastest-growing global economies.

Nepali Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi was also present on the occasion.

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