Finnish Ambassador Heikka calls on Minister Chaudhary

Finnish Ambassador to Nepal Riina-Riikka Heikka paid a courtesy call on Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Bhagwati Chaudhary on Thursday.

During the meeting held at Minister Chaudhary’s office in Singh Durbar this afternoon, they discussed strengthening the relations between the two countries, cooperation on women, children, senior citizens and gender and sexual minorities among other issues.

On this occasion, Minister Chaudhary said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations on September 21, 1974, the relationship between the two countries has been harmonious, stating that Nepal attaches great importance to the relations based on friendship, amity and cooperation with Finland.

Minister Chaudhary expressed the belief that Finland's support will be fruitful for Nepal in the efforts to uplift the socio-economic status, especially the rural communities of Nepal, and thanked the Finnish government and people for extending their helping hands to Nepal during the difficult time of Covid-19.

Mentioning that Nepal is aiming to upgrade from underdeveloped country status in 2026 and become a middle-income country by 2030, Minister Chaudhary said that Nepal is striving to achieve the goals of sustainable development.

"I would like to thank Finland for advocating climate change together with Nepal in various multilateral forums," she said.

In the meeting, Ambassador Heikka said that to strengthen the bilateral relationship between Nepal and Finland, they will cooperate for bilateral development, according to the Secretariat of Minister Chaudhary.