© All rights reserved. NepalKhabar

Politics

British ambassador calls on Minister Kirati

Nepalkhabar

Nepalkhabar

 |  Kathmandu

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati (left) and British ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Kathryn Pollitt.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, and British ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Kathryn Pollitt, held a meeting today.

The ambassador visited the Minister's office in Singha Durbar to call on him.

During the meeting, Minister Kirati urged the EU for initiation to remove Nepal from the EU air safety list. Nepali airlines have been banned to fly above the EU bloc by the EU since 2013 expressing its serious concerns over Nepal's air safety standards.

The EU's blacklist against Nepali airlines followed the serious concerns raised by the ICAO over their 'weak' safety measures. Though the ICAO removed Nepal from its blacklist in July 2017, the EU is yet to do this.

In the ICAO latest safety audit, Nepal scores 70.1 percent first time which is significant in its aviation history. The score is above the global average score 67 percent and the Asia Pacific rate 63 percent.

 

The meeting between the Minister and ambassador is viewed significantly when the national flag-carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation has proceeded towards the operation of a direct flight to Sydney. The NAC had history of operating its direct flight to London in the past.

Likewise, the two touched on the issues of ex-British Gurkha and discussed ways for addressing the issues permanently.

Comments

Related News

Indian Power Secretary visits construction site of Arun-III hydel project

Secretary of India's Ministry of Power Pankaj Agarwal on Thursday visited Sankhuwasabha distric…

BIMSTEC security chiefs agree on new maritime, disaster relief guidelines at New Delhi summit

National security chiefs from the Bay of Bengal region convened in New Delhi on Thursday, July 16, …

Additional Secy at MEA, India, Mahawar, pays courtesy call on FM Khanal

Additional Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Mr Munu Mahawar, paid a cou…

PM Balen and RPP Chair Lingden hold meeting

Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden…

Latest News

Nepal Khabar Pvt. Ltd.
Reg. No: 549 / 074-75

Nepal Khabar Pvt. Ltd.
Blue Star Complex
Thapathali-11, Kathmandu, Nepal
+977 01 4240505 / 4241389
News: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

FOR ADVERTISEMENTS

+977 9851081116
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Our Team

Back to Top
Copyright © 2021 Nepalkhabar. All Rights Reserved. Designed by Curves n' Colors. Powered by .