In another move expanding its external relations, Nepal signed diplomatic ties with the African nation Burundi.<\/p>\n
In this regard, the concerned officials of both the countries have recently signed a Joint Communiqu\u00e9 in New York on behalf of their Heads of States and government departments, said a statement by the Nepali mission in UN.<\/p>\n
With this, the number of Nepal\u2019s external outreach with world nations as part of diplomatic relations reached 160.<\/p>\n
Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to UN Nepal and Burundi, Durga Prasad Bhattarai and Albert Shingiro joined the signing ceremony.<\/p>\n
On the occasion, the two officials held bilateral discussions on the ways to make their bilateral ties<\/a> instrumental across national and global platforms.<\/p>\n They also discussed the scope of taking ahead the relations further on a bilateral basis and also through the frameworks such as South-south and Trilateral co-operations.<\/p>\n Nepal and Burundi are already the active members in various groups such as Least Developed Countries (LDC), Land-Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Group of 77, Non-Aligned Movement and Human Rights Council of Geneva.<\/p>\n Besides, the two countries also served as the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council and members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2002 and 2003 as a representing their respective regions.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in another update regarding Nepal-Saudi bilateral ties, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged its support to Nepal in its infrastructure projects through financial aid and loans.<\/p>\n \u201cThe state-owned Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has pledged to extend a SR 30 million loan facility for infrastructure projects in Nepal,\u201d Nepal\u2019s newly-appointed Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mahendra Prasad Singh Rajput said in a statement.<\/p>\n The envoy further informed that Nepal is currently studying the clauses of a draft agreement, which will facilitate deployment of Nepalese domestic workers in this country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will submit some project proposals to SFD shortly in this regard,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Speaking further on the deal, Rajput explained that Nepal is going through the proposal pertaining to labor agreement<\/a> between the two countries and is keen on proceeding positively considering Saudi\u2019s position as the top destination for Nepali migrant labor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hope the new deal will address the employment concerns <\/a>of more number of Nepali migrant labor looking out for job in the Saudi market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In another move expanding its external relations, Nepal signed diplomatic ties with the African nation Burundi.…<\/span><\/p>\nA Step Ahead!<\/h4>\n