Nepal President for capitalising NRN expertise for nation’s development

September 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala, who along with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is in the US to attend the 64th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, highlighted the urgency to promulgate the new Constitution within the stipulated time. While attending a programme organised by the Nepali Community here on Friday, she highlighted various provisions of the newly enacted Non-Resident Nepalese Regulations 2066 that provides facilities to own properties and invest in Nepal including repatriation of profits on such investments.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said climate change had hindered the progress on programmes focused at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Nepal. Madhav Kumar, who is in New York, to attend the 64th United Nations General Assembly took part on the Opening Session of the High-Level event and Interactive Round table on Climate Change convened by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday.

September 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - President Barack Obama's government has announced a $205 million aid for Nepal intended for humanitarian crisis and peace measures. Over the next five years, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will disburse the funds for peace measures, to strengthen democracy and governance and improve health services.

August 18th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will be leaving on a five-day official visit to India leading a 64-member team on Tuesday afternoon. Nepal will be accompanied by his spouse Gayatri Nepal, six cabinet ministers including the Foreign, Finance and Energy Ministers, high level government officers, businessmen and journalists.

August 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's Minister for Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato has said that Nepal and India will ink two key treaties to boost bilateral trade and provide more trade facilities during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's visit to New Delhi from August 18. Talking to reporters here, Mahato said: "Nepal and India will sign at least two treaties to expand trade and provide more trade facilities including opening new border points for movement of goods between the two countries." Mahato, who will accompany Nepal during the visit said, "The amendments in Nepal-India Trade Treaty - 1996 and a Treaty to Control Unauthorized Trade are the two documents on which the two nations will put their seal during Nepals visit." The other two treaties are aimed at eliminating double taxation and agreement on promotion and protection of investments.

May 29th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's first Republic Day is being celebrated on Friday throughout the nation with various programmes, exactly one year after the Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a republic on May 29, 2008 ending the 240-year old monarchy. In his message to the nation, President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has urged everyone for consensus to reach the goals and conceded the first year was not very easy.

May 27th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated his Nepalese counterpart Madhav Kumar Nepal on his appointment as Prime Minister and invited the latter to visit India.

May 26th, 2009 KATHMANDU - European Union (EU) envoys on Tuesday assured to extend full support to Nepal peace process and Constitution drafting. The ambassadors from EU nations met newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and congratulated him for being the second prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

May 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood and United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karen Ladgren have separately met newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the latter's residence, Koteshwor. They congratulated Nepal on his election as the new Prime Minister and extended best wishes for his successful term.

May 11th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Ambassadors from 16 countries, multinational donors and chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karen Landgren have jointly called on acting Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda here today amid uncertainties over formation of new government and postponement of the Nepal Development Forum (NDF) meet. Envoys from United States, Germany, France, UK, Norway, China and India and representatives from World Bank, Asian Development Bank were among those that met Prachanda.

May 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Japan's Vice Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi will arrive here on a two-day visit today. During his visit, Kishi will inspect the activities of the Japanese Arms Monitors working under the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to familiarise himself with the activities of UNMIN.

May 1st, 2009 KATHMANDU - Japan's Vice Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi will arrive here on a two-day visit on Saturday. During his visit, Kishi will inspect the activities of the Japanese Arms Monitors working under the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to familiarise himself with the activities of UNMIN.

April 19th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda has told British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones that the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) may be asked to stop work after the integration of the army and the rehabilitation of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) combatants by July. Jones, in his departure statement at the end of his five-day visit to Nepal, said that the people of Nepal could be assured of Britain's steadfast support, both for peace building and for development.

April 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Visiting British Minister for International Development Mike Foster said his government would support any decision Nepal takes with respect to army integration issues, the government-run newspaper The Rising Nepal reported Thursday. Foster made these remarks on Wednesday during his discussion with Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal of the ruling coalition party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) at the latter's party office in the capital Kathmandu.

December 30th, 2008 KATHMANDU - India-aided projects have been moving at a snail's pace in Nepal with only about one-fourth of the schemes being completed in three years, the Himalayan republic's finance ministry has said. The ministry Monday held a meeting with Indian officials in Kathmandu to review the ongoing projects, during which it said a large number of small development projects, a mega border project and a soft loan pledge have failed to take off.