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Press Release The Seventh Meeting of Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was held in Kathmandu today to review the progress of the projects under bilateral cooperation.   The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi and Ambassador of India to Nepal H. E. Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri. The meeting reviewed the status of implementation of all ongoing bilateral projects between Nepal and India in the areas of cross-border rails, petroleum pipelines, roads, integrated check posts, bridges, energy, irrigation, inundation, agriculture, post-earthquake reconstruction, among others. Both sides agreed to address the problems and obstacles for the smooth implementation of the projects. They also agreed to expedite works in order for early completion of the projects. The Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was set up after the State Visit to India by the Prime Minister of Nepal in September 2016 to oversee the implementation of bilateral projects and take necess

Press Release : Mr. Markus Potzel, Commissioner for South Asia in the German Federal Foreign Office, was on a two-day visit to Nepal from 16 to 17 July 2019. This visit aims at upgrading political relations between Germany and Nepal, based on the long-standing bilateral friendship and cooperation that has lasted for more than 60 years. During his visit, Markus Potzel called on Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, as well as Minister for Communication and Information Technology Mr. Gokul Prasad Baskota. On 16 July, Mr. Shankar Das Bairagi, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Mr. Markus Potzel to the first joint political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries. Mr. Shankar Das Bairagi also recalled his visit to Berlin in summer 2018, where he was received by Vice Minister Niels Annen in the German Foreign Office. The two sides signed the Joint D

Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on "Nepal-India Relations: Development and Dynamics" at a Talk Programme organized by Pushpalal Memorial Foundation (18 July 2019, Hotel Summit, Lalitpur) ____________________________________________________________________ Chairman of Pushpalal Memorial Foundation and Former Prime Minister Hon. Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal, Hon. Ministers and Members of Parliament, Ambassador of India to Nepal His Excellency Shri Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen : It is a great privilege and honour for me to speak on the theme of "Nepal-India Relations: Development and Dynamics" . I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Chairman of Pushpalal Memorial Foundation for organizing this talk programme and also providing me with this opportunity to share my views.   Let me begin with the historical relationship between Nepal and India. We know