FM Khanal busy in New York in sideline meetings

Kathmandu Affairs September 27 Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal held a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeting was held at the Permanent Mission of the UAE to the United Nations in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Khanal expressed, on behalf of the Government and people of Nepal, appreciation and gratitude for the solidarity and sympathy expressed by the UAE government and people towards communities affected by the devastating climate-induced floods in Nepal, as well as for the significant humanitarian assistance provided by the UAE. Foreign Minister Khanal also thanked the UAE for its recent commitment to provide an additional $25 million in financial assistance to flood-affected communities in Nepal. The two leaders held constructive discussions on matters of mutual interest and stressed the need to further strengthen the close and cooperative bilateral relations between Nepal and the UAE in areas of mutual benefit. The meeting also covered labour, trade, investment, tourism, renewable energy, connectivity and multilateral cooperation under the United Nations, among other issues.