Kathmandu, May 2: Ambassador of
Nepal to Canada Bharat Raj Paudyal has presented the letters of credence to
Governor General of Canada, Mary J. May Simon.
Ambassador Poudyal presented the
credentials at a special ceremony held in Ottawa, Canada on Wednesday.
During the audience following the
presentation of the credentials, Ambassador Poudyal conveyed greetings and best
wishes from President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
'Prachanda' to the Governor General for her personal health and happiness as
well as for the continuous peace, progress and prosperity of the friendly
people of Canada, the Nepali Embassy in Ottawa said today.
Ambassador Poudyal apprised the
Governor General of friendly bilateral relations between Nepal and Canada and
shared major priorities of the Nepal government, including the consolidation of
democracy and accelerating the economic development efforts.
He also highlighted the efforts
being made to ensure smooth and sustainable graduation from the Least Developed
Country (LDC) status and attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by
2030.
While appreciating Canada for its
continued cooperation in times of the need, he expressed his commitment to work
closely with the Canadian government and private sector to promote bilateral
trade, tourism, investment and technology transfer, strengthen people to people
relations and mutually beneficial economic partnerships.
According to the Embassy, the
Governor General expressed her best wishes to the leadership of Nepal and
expressed satisfaction on the excellent state of bilateral relations.
The Director General also assured
him of full support of the Government of Canada to further strengthen the
bilateral ties.
Also present on the occasion were
high-ranking officials of the Canada government and the employees of the
embassy. (RSS)