KATHMANDU, June 2: The Embassy of Israel and B.P. Museum Committee jointly conducted an Interaction Program, “B.P. Koirala and Nepal-Israel Relations” at The B.P. Memorial Museum, Sundarijal to celebrate 62 years of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Israel on Wednesday.

The program was held amidst the presence of former ministers, high ranked Nepali government officials, diplomats, politicians, media fraternity and friends of Israel. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, graced the event as the chief guest. The gallery of an exhibition on flashback of Nepal-Israel relations was also displayed, portraying a historical cooperation between the two countries.

The diplomatic relations between the nations were established at the initiation of the two great leaders and Prime Ministers of their respective countries, B.P. Koirala and David Ben Gurion on 1 June 1960. The Embassy of Israel highly values the contribution of B.P. Koirala as a great leader. Israel will always remember that Nepal was the first and the only country from South Asia to keep relations with Israel at the time. Since the establishment of ties, the two countries have been enjoying deep friendship, demonstrated by many high-level visits, and mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields including agriculture, education, health, entrepreneurship, etc. 

Marking this historic occasion, Karki said, “I would like to extend my sincere congratulations on the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. We express our unwavering commitment to work together to further strengthen and consolidate this ties between our two countries.” He further added that Nepal is inspired and wants to be benefitted by the cutting-edge technology of Israel. 

Speaking at the event, Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel said, “Relations between two countries have two dimensions: the bilateral one and the multilateral one. I gladly note that on bilateral issues, the relations are excellent.”

The speakers including Former Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Former Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, and Former Ambassador to Israel Dr Anjan Shakya highlighted Nepal-Israel relations, security, sovereignty and integrity B.P. and his role for democracy in Nepal, existing cooperation and the possibilities of future collaborations between the two countries. The interaction provided an opportunity to commend the existing bilateral ties and invited us to reflect on the possibilities of improving relations at multilateral level. 

 
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