A special ceremony was organised here on Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the ceremony in the presence of the Members of the Council of Ministers, visiting Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi, heads of diplomatic missions and Nepal's development partners, high-ranking officials of Nepal Government, Nepali diplomats and dignitaries. On the occasion, Minister for Information and Communications, Surendra Kumar Karki, and the Japan's State Minister jointly affixed the first cancellation mark on a commemorative postage stamp issued by the Postal Services Department on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of the establishment of Nepal-Japan diplomatic relations.
Addressing the ceremony, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, said Nepal-Japan relation based on mutual trust and cooperation is very cordial. He praised the Japanese government for its continuous support to Nepal's social and economic development endevours. Japan's assistance to infrastructure development, modernisation of agro sector, human resource development, air safety, school reform sector and other socio- economic development was always commendable, he said, adding that cultural and historic linkages have connected both the countries.
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