Kathmandu: Nepal’s newly appointed foreign minister Narayan Khadka On Wednesday, he said he would work towards maintaining friendly and balanced relations with India and China and forging a national consensus with political parties on matters of foreign relations.
Khadka, 72, took oath as the external affairs minister on Wednesday. President Vidya Devi Bhandari Khadka was administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function organized in the presence of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sheetal Niwas.
Bhandari appointed Khadka as Foreign Minister on the recommendation of Deuba.
Speaking to reporters after assuming office on Wednesday afternoon, Khadka said that he would work towards ensuring extremely friendly, cordial and balanced relations with both India and China’s immediate neighbours.
Arguing that a country’s foreign policy is not specific to a particular political party, the senior Nepali Congress leader said that he would seek national consensus on foreign relations matters with other political parties, MyRepublica website reported. Will work towards making
He also called the issue Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Agreement will also be resolved keeping in mind the larger national interests of the country.
Under the $500 million MCC program, the US government will provide grant assistance that will be used primarily to strengthen Nepal’s transmission line, which will facilitate hydroelectric power exports to India in the near future and also improve the country’s road network .
Nepal and the United States signed MCC Agreement in 2017. However, the MCC has become a hotly debated political issue in this country, with some parties objecting to it on the grounds that the US is part of the program. Indo-Pacific Strategy And its parliamentary ratification would be against the national interest of Nepal.
Khadka said the agreement would be carefully reviewed in the light of certain disputes that have emerged regarding the agreement and a decision will be taken accordingly.
Khadka also announced plans to transform the Ministry of External Affairs into a more dynamic institution equipped with modern technologies. He said that the appointment of new ambassadors would start after his return to Nepal. United Nations General Assembly.
A Nepalese delegation led by Khadka is leaving for New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.United Nations General Assembly) is being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
He is scheduled to address the general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, under the theme Building Resilience through Hope to Recover. COVID-19“Rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of the people and revitalize the United Nations,” the MyRepublica report said.
He will also participate in ministerial meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA and have bilateral meetings with his counterparts and UN officials.
Khadka is the fifth minister to be appointed in the Deuba government, which was formed on July 13. With Khadka’s appointment, the government now has seven ministers, including Deuba and a minister of state.
Khadka has a PhD in economics from a university in Pune. Deuba is still handling the portfolio.
The post of foreign minister was lying vacant for more than two months after the new government was formed under Deuba. He had worked as an advisor to the then PM Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in the 1990s. He was also the Minister of Urban Development in 2014.
Khadka, 72, took oath as the external affairs minister on Wednesday. President Vidya Devi Bhandari Khadka was administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function organized in the presence of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sheetal Niwas.
Bhandari appointed Khadka as Foreign Minister on the recommendation of Deuba.
Speaking to reporters after assuming office on Wednesday afternoon, Khadka said that he would work towards ensuring extremely friendly, cordial and balanced relations with both India and China’s immediate neighbours.
Arguing that a country’s foreign policy is not specific to a particular political party, the senior Nepali Congress leader said that he would seek national consensus on foreign relations matters with other political parties, MyRepublica website reported. Will work towards making
He also called the issue Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Agreement will also be resolved keeping in mind the larger national interests of the country.
Under the $500 million MCC program, the US government will provide grant assistance that will be used primarily to strengthen Nepal’s transmission line, which will facilitate hydroelectric power exports to India in the near future and also improve the country’s road network .
Nepal and the United States signed MCC Agreement in 2017. However, the MCC has become a hotly debated political issue in this country, with some parties objecting to it on the grounds that the US is part of the program. Indo-Pacific Strategy And its parliamentary ratification would be against the national interest of Nepal.
Khadka said the agreement would be carefully reviewed in the light of certain disputes that have emerged regarding the agreement and a decision will be taken accordingly.
Khadka also announced plans to transform the Ministry of External Affairs into a more dynamic institution equipped with modern technologies. He said that the appointment of new ambassadors would start after his return to Nepal. United Nations General Assembly.
A Nepalese delegation led by Khadka is leaving for New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.United Nations General Assembly) is being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
He is scheduled to address the general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, under the theme Building Resilience through Hope to Recover. COVID-19“Rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of the people and revitalize the United Nations,” the MyRepublica report said.
He will also participate in ministerial meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA and have bilateral meetings with his counterparts and UN officials.
Khadka is the fifth minister to be appointed in the Deuba government, which was formed on July 13. With Khadka’s appointment, the government now has seven ministers, including Deuba and a minister of state.
Khadka has a PhD in economics from a university in Pune. Deuba is still handling the portfolio.
The post of foreign minister was lying vacant for more than two months after the new government was formed under Deuba. He had worked as an advisor to the then PM Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in the 1990s. He was also the Minister of Urban Development in 2014.
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