Kathmandu, Feb 21: South-Asian Parliamentary Delegation from the German Bundestag, the German House of Representatives, is on a four-day official visit to Nepal from 19 to 22 February 2023.
The six-member parliamentary delegation comprises of parliamentarian Ms. Renate Künast, Mr. Andreas Larem, Mr. Paul Lehrieder, Ms. Ria Schröder, Dr. Malte Kaufmann and Dr. André Hahn.
“This visit after the pandemic will further strengthen parliamentary relations between Nepal and Germany, contributing to the long-standing bilateral friendship and cooperation that has lasted for more than 60 years,” said Ms. Ms. Renate Künast, Head of the Delegation.
The delegation will discuss a wide range of topics, including economic transformation of Nepal, tourism promotion, Nepal’s peace process and human rights, women empowerment, rules-based international order, agriculture and regional cooperation as well as German-Nepali development cooperation.
The members of the delegation has met with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Speaker of the House of Representative Devraj Ghimire, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Jwala Kumari Sah and Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal. The German parliamentary delegation also had an interaction program with members of the Federal Parliament of Nepal.
According to Embassy of Germany in Kathmandu, the parliamentary delegation have also organized an interaction with representatives of German Development Cooperation, German NGOs working in Nepal and human rights organisations.
The Delegation also plans to visit ICIMOD Knowledge Park, Nepal Vocational Academy and the Nepal Secretariat of Skills and Training (NSST).
