KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Nepal and Barbados formally established diplomatic relations on Wednesday. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic relations has reached 172.

Amrit Bahadur Rai, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, and François Jackman, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York on Wednesday morning.

Similarly, the two ambassadors also signed a joint letter informing Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

On the occasion, the two ambassadors exchanged views to strengthen relations between the two countries in bilateral and multilateral settings, according to a statement issued by the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations.

 
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