Nepal Prime Minister, Sri Lanka President Discuss Regional and Bilateral Issues on 19th NAM Summit

20 January 2024

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe , held talks on the sidelines of the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Uganda. The two leaders discussed issues of bilateral interests, including connectivity, tourism and regional cooperation.  

Prime Minister Dahal underscored the need to make the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) more active.  

President Wickremesinghe expressed Sri Lanka’s support to make SAARC functional, while also stressing the need for Nepal and Sri Lanka to cooperate in matters of regional and economic interests. 

 

Related link 

Prime Minister Dahal, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe meet

 

The Governments of Bangladesh and Maldives have committed to further strengthen their longstanding friendship and deepen cooperation across...

Read More


The sixth and final unit of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project was successfully synchronized with Bhutan’s national grid on...

Read More


The Fifteenth Meeting of the Governing Board of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Cultural Centre...

Read More


Mr. Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, visited Nepal on 17-18 August 2025 to strengthen...

Read More


The Government of India approved the purchase of an additional 200 MW of electricity from Nepal, effective 11...

Read More


The India-Bhutan energy partnership reached a major milestone with the operationalization of the fifth unit of the 1,020...

Read More


The Government of Bangladesh has launched a fully automated trade clearance system, making the submission and issuance of...

Read More