Cambodia. Speaker Devraj Ghimire, who is on a five-day visit to Cambodia, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.
During the meeting with Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Cambodia, important issues that will take the historical relations between the two countries to new heights were discussed, according to the Speaker’s Secretariat.
During the meeting, Speaker Ghimire emphasized the need to start direct air services from Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal, and Angkor in Cambodia to promote Hindu and Buddhist heritage.
The Speaker believes that this will further encourage religious tourism and cultural exchange. An air agreement was signed between Nepal and Cambodia in 2075 BS.
During the meeting, discussions were held on promoting exchange programs between the citizens of both countries. Speaker Ghimire extended a formal invitation to the Cambodian Prime Minister to visit Nepal.
Prime Minister Manet said that the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) is an excellent platform for cooperation between small states and expressed his desire to visit Nepal at an appropriate time.
The meeting is seen as an important opportunity to further strengthen economic, cultural and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries.
Speaker Ghimire had met with the Chairman of the Upper House, Senate, Samdech Hun Sen on Sunday evening.
During the meeting held at the Cambodian People’s Party headquarters, both sides discussed the issue of further strengthening the relationship between the legislatures of the two countries. The meeting discussed the possibility of further strengthening the long-term relationship between the two countries, parliamentary practice, regional cooperation and cooperation on issues of common interest.
Sharing the unique success of the Nepali peace process, the Speaker expressed the view that the two countries can further understand and partner in areas of common interest.
Earlier, Speaker Ghimire had met with the Chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia, Samdech Moha Rathaspitika Thipadei Khuun Sudari on Saturday. Speaker Ghimire, who arrived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, leading a five-member delegation, addressed the 11th plenary session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace on Sunday. Speaker Ghimire is scheduled to return home on Tuesday evening