KATHMANDU: Nepal and The Gambia have established diplomatic relations Tuesday.

The Gambia is the 170th country with which Nepal has established diplomatic relations.

Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Lang Yabou signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission Nepal to the United Nations, New York, this morning, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two Ambassadors also signed a joint letter informing Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. On the occasion, the two Ambassadors exchanged views to strengthen bilateral cooperation at national and multilateral settings particularly at UN forums for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

The Gambia is a western African country with an area of about 11,000 square kilometers bordering a narrow Atlantic coastline in the west. It joined the United Nations on 21 September 1965. Both Nepal and the Gambia are members of the Group of 77 and China and Non-Aligned Movement.