KATHMANDU, June 27: The government has urged the Nepal's Honorary Consuls General and Consuls (HCG/ HCs) abroad to promote economic diplomacy in line with the national aspiration of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali'.
Speaking while meeting with the HCG/HC collectively, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli appreciated their contributions made toward the cause of Nepal and Nepali people and urged them to focus their efforts on promoting Nepal as an attractive destination for tourism and foreign investment.
PM urges honorary consul generals to pursue economic diplomacy...
Meanwhile, speaking during the inauguration of two-day 'Nepal Promotion Program for Honorary Consuls General/Consuls of Nepal', Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent achievements made by Nepal in the areas of political and socio-economic development. He urged the HCG/HCs to further promote Nepal's economic diplomacy in line with the national aspiration of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali' andthe development priorities of the Government of Nepal.
The participating HCG/HCs expressed their happiness on the opportunity to attend the program and exchanged views on better promoting Nepal's interests abroad.
The program, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was the first of its kind aimed at orienting Nepal's HCG/HCs abroad on different aspects of economic diplomacy including trade, investment, tourism and foreign employment.
Over the last two days, various presentations were made by the experts from both government and private sectors on the issues such as Nepal's foreign policy priorities, trade, investment and tourism potentials, foreign employment, protection of the interests of Nepali Diaspora, and consular and visa services, among others.
