Following its continued disruption of parliamentary proceedings for nine months, Nepal principal Opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxis
Nepal urges US for priority on Covid-19 vaccines
25 May 2021, 17:37 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 (ANI): Nepal has urged United States to accord due priority to it on vaccines that the US plans to distribute among developing countries.
In a telephonic conversation with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, Nepal s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali conveyed gratitude on behalf of the country for the generous COVID-related cooperation by the US, which helped scale up the Nepal s capacity to address the pandemic, reported The Himalayan Times.
Commending the US leadership in garnering collaborative response against the global pandemic, Gyawali requested the US deputy secretary of state to accord due priority to Nepal in the course of its intended distribution of surplus vaccine doses among developing nations.
Nepal, India to conduct joint study on construction activities being undertaken around Mahakali River ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 23:31 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 5 (ANI): Nepal and India have agreed to carry out a joint study on construction activities underway in and around the Mahakali River in Darchula district, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali announced on Monday.
Responding to the questions raised by lawmakers in the Parliament on Monday, Minister Gyawali informed the meeting that both nations have formed a team to conduct the study and it will be deployed at the site on April 12. On April 12, which lies just a week ahead, Nepal and India Survey officials would inspect a site and conduct a joint-on-site study where they will look onto whether wall being built there respects the international border or not. It would bring forward facts and figures, Foreign Minister Gyawali announced.