Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal held a meeting with Vice Minister/Director General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Marcel de Vink in The Hague on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed various matters of bilateral interest, said the Embassy of Nepal in Brussels in a press statement.
In the meeting, the Foreign Secretary requested the Netherlands government to continue cooperation as human resources development is Nepal's key priority area. The Foreign Secretary also requested the Dutch side to place Nepal in the list of priority countries for international cooperation.
In response, the Vice Minister of the Netherlands appreciated Nepal's developmental aspirations and assured of possible support from the Netherlands in this endeavor.
The Foreign Secretary also met the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore later in the day.
A delegation led by the Foreign Secretary arrived in Brussels Tuesday morning for the 14th meeting of Nepal-European Union Joint Commission to be held on February 1, 2023.
The Foreign Secretary's delegation included the Ambassador of Nepal to the European Union in Brussels, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, National Planning Commission, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and the Embassy of Nepal in Brussels.
