Ambassador Kikuta and Hon. Foreign Minister Saud shared the view to further strengthen the cordial bilateral relations between Japan and Nepal (April 26, 2023)

JEINF No. 13-2023  

(Kathmandu, April 26): Mr. KIKUTA Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Mr. Narayan Prakash Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on April 25, 2023.
 
On this occasion, Ambassador Kikuta handed over the copy of congratulatory letter to Honourable Foreign Minister Saud from H.E. Mr. HAYASHi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and expressed his best wishes for the success as the Foreign Minister. Hon. Foreign Minister Saud expressed the appreciation for the congratulations.
 
Ambassador Kikuta and Hon. Foreign Minister Saud exchanged their views to further enhance the friendly relationship between Japan and Nepal. Ambassador Kikuta stated that Japan and Nepal had long history of cordial bilateral relationship, and Hon. Foreign Minister Saud highlighted that Japan had been working with Nepal as one of the development partners for decades and it had cooperated with the socio-economic development of Nepal.
 
Ambassador Kikuta also recalled that April 25, 2023 was the 8th anniversary of the Gorkha Earthquake, which occurred in 2015, and praised Nepali government and people of Nepal for the recovery from the post-quake devastation. Ambassador pointed out the importance to raise people’s awareness of disaster prevention, as well as to improve the resilience, and showed his will to share the experience of Japan in this area.