President Paudel said to the Emir of Qatar - 'Take initiative for the release of Bipin'

President Paudel made this request during a meeting with the Amir who came to Kathmandu on Tuesday on a two-day state visit at Rashtrapati Bhawan Sheetal Niwas.

"During the bilateral dialogue, the Honorable President has asked His Excellency Amir Al Thani of Qatar to take initiative for the release of Bipin Joshi," Foreign Affairs Adviser Suresh Chalise told Kantipur, quoting President Paudel's statement, "In response, His Excellency Amir Al Thani is taking the initiative and committed to take more initiatives." The Qatari King who came to Nepal for the first time at the invitation of President Paudel was welcomed by President Paudel himself at the Tribhuvan International Airport. In his honor, the Nepali Army gave a 21-gun salute. President Paudel brought up the issue of Bipin's release to Amir, who reached the Rashtrapati Bhawan Sheetalniwas directly from the airport. Bipin's parents also drew the attention of the government to request the king of Qatar to release their son. Bipin was captured by Hamas fighters on October 20. According to

Chalise, in the meeting with the Qatari king, President Paudel mentioned that the situation of conflict in the West Asian region has worried Nepal and praised the role played by Qatar. He said, "The Honorable President also wished for the end of war and the restoration of peace in the West Asian region." Similarly, during the Paudel-Thani meeting, the issue of climate change was also discussed. According to President's Press Adviser Kiran Pokharel, President Paudel had a conversation with the Emir of Qatar about climate change. Pokharel informed that the President has asked the emir of Qatar to cooperate on issues of common interest such as protecting the earth from climate change, protecting mountains, saving water resources and maintaining environmental balance. "The common problem of today's world is how to protect the earth from climate change, how to protect the mountains, how to save water resources and how to maintain the balance of the environment. It is necessary for everyone to cooperate in this, it is a matter of human existence, especially developed countries are more concerned about this issue. I think it should be serious," said Pokharel, quoting the president.

In a bilateral dialogue, Emir Al Thani of Qatar mentioned that the world is in trouble due to the effects of climate change and that good results will be achieved if everyone complies with the agreements related to its mitigation. Pokharel informed that he expressed his belief that this visit will be successful for identifying more areas of cooperation by establishing better relations with Nepal. Amir Al Thani praised President Poudel for the great contribution of Nepalis in the development of Qatar.

expressed gratitude. Currently, 3.5 million Nepali workers are working in Qatar, while more than 1.7 million Nepalis have gone to work in Qatar so far.

Amir Al Thani has expressed his belief that the agreement and agreement between the two countries on Wednesday can increase new possibilities of investment in areas such as water resources, agriculture and tourism in Nepal. Likewise, President Paudel mentioned that the tradition of exchanging high-level visits regularly between the two countries has played an important role in the expansion of bilateral relations, and mentioned that this historic visit has taken the relationship between Nepal and Qatar to a new height. Diplomatic relations between Nepal and Qatar were established in 1977. Since then, Prime Ministers from Nepal, then two kings, former two presidents, speakers and ministers have visited Qatar. The then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala made the first high-level visit to Qatar from Nepal in 1998.

President Paudel mentioned that with the issues of political transformation settled, Nepal has now moved forward in the journey of economic development and prosperity, and also expressed confidence that Qatar's support will continue in Nepal's efforts to achieve development and prosperity. Pokharel said that President Paudel expressed confidence that our cooperation and cooperation in these areas will be more intensive in the future in the context that there is a good possibility of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of trade, tourism and investment.

The President reminded the Amir that Qatar remains a major and attractive destination for foreign employment for Nepali workers and that Nepali workers have also contributed significantly to the development of modern Qatar. After the meeting, the Amir signed the visitor's book kept at the President's office. After that, President Paudel hosted a dinner at Solti Hotel in honor of Emir Al Thani of Qatar.

After the delegation-level bilateral meeting between the Emir of Qatar and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday morning, 5 memorandums of understanding are being signed between the two countries. According to Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Amrit Kumar Rai, the first agreement will be for higher education and scientific research, and the second agreement will be for cooperation on youth and sports. In addition, Rai informed that there will be an agreement on three other matters as well. But he did not want to mention about those agreements. The important labor contract will not happen this time. After the delegation-level meeting, Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to hand over two elephants as a gift from Nepal to the Emir of Qatar.