Nepal-US reach agreement to establish bilateral consultation mechanism

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 1: An agreement has been reached between Nepal and the US to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism. The signing ceremony was held at the State Department in Washington on Monday.

Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba and Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass signed the agreement from the respective sides. 

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the State Department of the US would dwell on a range of issues in the consultations and dialogues as per the agreement in Kathmandu and Washington DC.

Foreign Ministers from both countries held discussion on issues of common interest between Nepal and the US.

The programme was attended by Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, Nepal's Charge de Affaires in the USA, Kumar Raj Kharel, and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu.   

Foreign Minister Rana left for Doha on Monday itself.

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