Foreign Minister NP Saud, who is on a week-long official visit to the United States of America, participated in an interaction program with Nepali students and community members at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston on Friday.
Speaking at the event the Foreign Minister conveyed that Nepal counts on Nepali-American professionals and entrepreneurs to bring knowledge, expertise, and investment in Nepal, thereby contributing to the country's development.
"Nepal counts on Nepali-American professionals and entrepreneurs to bring knowledge, expertise, and investment in Nepal, thereby contributing to the country's development," Embassy of Nepal in Washington D.C. quoted Foreign Minister Saud as saying.
Responding to the queries from the Nepali community members, Minister Saud shared that the Nepal government has been trying to address various concerns raised by the Non-Resident Nepalis and has already started issuing non-resident citizenships to them.
Minister Saud also visited today Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research Center Lab at MIT where he received briefings about the works of the Center from Dr. Digbijay Mahat, a senior Nepali research scientist at the center.
Saud, who has been on a one-week official visit to America since Sunday, held a meeting with the US business community on Wednesday. In the meeting, he urged the US investors to invest in Nepal, citing that Nepal offers better investment opportunities.
Likewise, Minister Saud also had a meeting with Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed the matters related to the USAID's ongoing programs aligning the development priorities of Nepal and their effectiveness during the meeting.
Similarly, he met with US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken on Monday and discussed issues related to bilateral interests, economic ties, and investment. In the meeting held at the US Department of Secretary of State, Blinken said that Nepal is an important partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific.
Foreign Minister Saud, who left for an official visit to America last Sunday, will return home on November 5.
