KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono left here this morning for France after completing a two-day official visit of Nepal.
Minister Kono had arrived here on Wednesday at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali.
A taste of Japan
Earlier this morning, Minister Kono paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli separately.
During the visit, Nepal and Japan renewed the Air Service Agreement reached in 1993 and also signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a bilateral consultative mechanism and to send Nepali workers to Japan for employment. Other matters of mutual and bilateral interest and concern were also discussed during the bilateral talks held on Thursday under the leadership of the two foreign ministers.
Japanese Minister Kono was seen off at the Tribhuvan International Airport by Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masamichi Saigo and high-level officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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