Kathmandu, March 3: Non-resident Ambassador of Nepal to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Amrit Bahadur Rai, presented his letters of credence to King Letsie III, King of the Kingdom of Lesotho amid a special ceremony organized at the Royal Palace, Maseru, capital city of Lesotho on 2 March.
According to a press release issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Pretoria, South Africa, Ambassador Rai conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes from President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal as well as the people of Nepal for the personal health and happiness of King Letsie III and the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the people of the kingdom of Lesotho.
While receiving the letters of credence, King Letsie III expressed his best wishes for the good health and happiness of President Bhandari and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Nepal. Further, the King expressed satisfaction on excellent state of relations subsisting between two countries and encouraged the Ambassador Rai to further explore the potential areas of mutual cooperation particularly on agriculture, tourism, education and other economic sectors.
After the presentation of the credentials, Ambassador Rai was invited for a brief meeting with King Letsie III during which Ambassador Rai apprised the king about Nepal’s successful political transformation and adoption of the new constitution.
Earlier on the day, Ambassador Rai paid a courtesy call on Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Tsokolo Maina, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Dr Mamphono Khaketla. During his meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Khaketla, Ambassador Rai requested for Lesotho’s valuable support to Nepal’s candidature to the UN Human Rights Council for the period of 2018-2020 in which, Foreign Minister assured Lesotho’s positive consideration.
They discussed the ways and means of protection and promotion of broader interest of least developed countries and land-locked developing countries and also exchanged views on accelerating economic growth by transforming the landlocked bottlenecks into land-linked opportunities through building the effective and efficient network of connectivity, added the press release.
Moreover, Ambassador Rai also paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho, Mothetjoa Metsing. During the meeting, Ambassador Rai briefed DPM Metsing about the political, economic and social progress that Nepal has achieved despite a long journey of its political transformation. He highlighted the adoption of the constitution on 20 September 2015, written by the Constituent Assembly, elected by the people as a historic achievement. DPM Metsing mentioned that Lesotho can learn from Nepal’s constitution drafting process while Lesotho is also preparing to undertake a constitutional reform process. Ambassador Rai expressed Nepal’s readiness to share the experiences that would benefit Lesotho’s constitutional reform processes. RSS
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