report in The Island, Sept 30, 2023China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty trap” and the “trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of China on Thursday. Given below are excerpts of the Chinese Ambassador’s speech: “Right now,…
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By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Aug 12, 2023The US Department of State has issued a joint statement following the meeting of Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States. This gathering took place within the framework of the C5+1 regional diplomatic platform. Per the statement, the delegates convened in Astanan, Kazakhstan, on July…
report on Nepalnews.com, June 29, 2023Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is on a visit to the People’s Republic of China, met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Matters related to various dimensions of bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed. Views were exchanged on matters of trade, investment, tourism, connectivity and other issues between the two countries and increasing China’s aid to…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 12, 2023The Islamic Republic of Iran handed over 101 Afghan prisoners on Sunday to Afghanistan who were serving prison sentences in Iran. According to the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan on Monday, “As a result of the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Directorate of Follow-up and Supervision of the Leader’s Orders and the General Director of Prisons, 100 Afghan prisoners were transferred again in…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 03, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.A President, the custodian of the constitution, becoming embroiled in controversies, and the general public, legal fraternity, and intelligentsia reiterating the proverb “jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko” (effectively, ‘they are all the same’) to voice their displeasure has become the norm in Nepal, a republic. “We have seen three presidents so far. All of…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023The government has asked the President’s Office to release Resham Lal Chaudhary, the jailed leader of the Nagarik Unmukti Party, through presidential pardon on Republic Day next week. The government made the request on Wednesday. Former lawmaker Chaudhary has been serving a life term at the Capital’s Dillibazar prison after being convicted of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre. It was only on May 16 that…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 17, 2023Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Noorudding Azizi, departed for Russia on Wednesday to participate in an international economic Summit in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The 14th International Economic Summit, Russia-Islamic World, will be held on May 18-20, 2023, in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Meanwhile, the acting Minister Azizi will attend the 14th International Economic Summit,…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, March 17,2023Nepal will elect its third Vice President on Friday. The vice presidential election will be held at the Parliament building at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. “All preparations are complete. Voting will take place from 10 am to 3 pm on Friday,” said Shaligram Sharma Paudel, spokesman at the Election Commission. The final list of candidates published by the commission includes Ashta Laxmi Shakya from the CPN-UML, Pramila Yadav…