Nepal and Nauro establish diplomatic relations

Nepal and the Republic of Nauru established diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries having diplomatic relations with Nepal has reached 179. The Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations His Excellency Ambassador Amrit Bahadur Rai and the Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations Her Excellency Ambassador Margo Reminisse Deiye signed a Joint Communique´ to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York, on Thursday.

The two Ambassadors also signed a joint letter informing the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

On the occasion, the two Ambassadors expressed their confidence that diplomatic ties will be instrumental in bringing the two countries and peoples together in bilateral and multilateral forums including the United Nations, according to a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also exchanged views on various measures to further broaden the scope of mutual cooperation in the future. Nauru is an oval-shaped island republic in the Pacific Ocean situated in the north-east of Australia. It has a total area of 24 square kilometers and a population of approximately 12,000 people. It is one of the smallest United Nations members in terms of population. Nauru gained its independence on 31 January 1968 and admitted to the United Nations as a Member in September 1999. Both Nepal and Nauru are members of the Group of 77 and China.