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Nepal, Qatar sign eight bilateral agreements, MoUs

The two sides signed the agreements and MoUs during the delegation level meeting led by Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

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Kathmandu: Nepal and Qatar signed various memorandums and agreements during a high-level bilateral meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

In a meeting at Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal and Qatar signed eight deals, of which six are at the government level, while the other two are related to the private sector.

According to Rupak Sapkota, advisor to the prime minister, the two sides signed the agreements and MoUs during the delegation level meeting led by Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

The deals include the MoU for Cooperation in the Fields of Culture and Arts between the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal and the Ministry of Culture of the State of Qatar; the MoU for Cooperation in the Field of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the State of Qatar; the MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Youth and Sports between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the State of Qatar.

Likewise, the MoU on Cooperation between the Office of the Attorney General of Nepal and the Public Prosecution of the State of Qatar; a MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Diplomatic Training and Education between The Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) of the Government of Nepal and The Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the renewal of the MoU between Qatar Chamber and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) were signed.

Similarly, the Agreement on Cooperation and Exchange of News between National News Agency, Nepal (RSS) and Qatar News Agency (QNA) and the Agreement on the establishment of Joint Business Council (JBC) between Qatar Chamber and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) were also signed during the bilateral meeting.

The Qatari Emir arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day state visit to Nepal on Tuesday.

This is the first high-level visit to Nepal from the Gulf nation, which hosts approximately 400,000 Nepali migrant workers.