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Press Notes for Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nepal after his meeting with H.E. Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation Moscow, 25 November 2019 Dear colleagues from the media, ·       Warm greetings to you all on behalf of the Government and people of Nepal and on my own! I thank Foreign Minister Lavrov and the Government of Russia for warm welcome and generous hospitality ·       The Russian Federation is Nepal’s old friend. The people of Nepal cherish the friendship and partnership with the Russian Federation that involves all sectors: Governments, businesspeople, academia, media, scientists, students, artists and so on. ·       After a long gap, bilateral talks have been held at the foreign minister’s level. It was our heavy domestic engagements due to the political transition that kept us busy. ·       This visit has taken place in the fundamentally changed national context. The prolonged political transitio

25 November 2019 17 : 28  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answer to a media questionduring a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Moscow, November 25, 2019 2437-25-11-2019       en-GB1   ru-RU1  Ladies and gentlemen, The talks were quite productive. This is our first meeting, which we think is particularly important. The previous full-format visit by Nepal’s foreign minister to Russia was in 2005. The talks confirmed that the meeting was very opportune for comprehensive development of all areas of our relations. Nepal is our long-standing partner in South Asia. Since diplomatic relations were established in 1956, our interaction has always been based on mutual respect, trust and consideration for each other's interests. The bonds of friendship linking our peoples were tested in 2015 when, after a devastating earthquake in Nepal, Russia promptly sent a first responder team including doctors