Nepali cultural event held in Paris

The embassy of Nepal in Paris organised a cultural event to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and France on Friday.

Ambassador Mohan Krishna Shrestha and Valerie Namihas, Adjoint Mairie of the 17th Arrondissement jointly inaugurated the event by alighting a lamp.

Guests at the cultural event included representative of the French Foreign Ministry, former ambassadors, honorary Nepalese Consul in Toulouse, diplomatic officials from embassies based in Paris, academics, representatives of NRN, France, Everest Nepali Association, Nepali Ekata Samaj, Tamu Samaj, Pakofam and Nepal Culture as well as long-term Nepali residents.

Speaking on the occasion, ambassador Shrestha expressed hope that the bilateral relations between Nepal and France would grow much stronger in the days to come and the relations will be based on mutual understanding and mutual benefit.

Similarly, Jean Romnicianu, representative of the French Foreign Ministry, maintained that bilateral relations between the two countries must have started much earlier with seminal visits and during recent times and that the bilateral relations have been developing up to "mutual satisfaction".