His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal held an official discussion session in the capital, Kathmandu, on Wednesday.

At the beginning of the session, the Prime Minister of Nepal welcomed His Highness the Amir and the accompanying delegation, and the historic visit of His Highness as the first Arab leader to visit Nepal, which reflects the depth of relations between the two countries, looking forward to working with His Highness to enhance mutual cooperation and advance relations to broader levels.

For his part, His Highness the Amir expressed his deep thanks to the Nepalese Prime Minister for the warm reception and hospitality received by His Highness and the accompanying delegation.

His Highness the Amir stressed the importance of the visit in light of the distinguished relations between the two countries, hoping that its results will contribute to consolidating bilateralrelations in various fields, for the benefit of the two countries and the two friendly peoples, praising the Nepali community residing in Qatar, and its contribution to various development fields in the country.

During the session, the two sides also discussed aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries, ways to enhance and develop them, and discussed the most prominent regional and international issues of common interest.

The session was attended by HE Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Head of the Amiri Diwan, HEJassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transportation, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and several members of the official delegation accompanying His Highness the Amir.

It was also attended from Nepal’s side by Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaki Bahadur Basnet, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Hit Bahadur Tamang, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rekha Sharma, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Dole Prasad Aryal, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sumana Shwesta, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, Minister of Youth and Sports, and a number of senior officials.

His Highness the Amir and the Nepalese Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting, during which they discussed a group of topics of common interest.

The Prime Minister of Nepal held a luncheon in honour of His Highness the Amir and the accompanying delegation.