KATHMANDU: Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba had a bilateral meeting with Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth at the European Commission Wopke Hoekstra.
The meeting featured discussion on the various aspects of Nepal-EU relations, focusing on climate change, the development of Nepal’s clean energy, and Nepal’s leadership on the mountain agenda, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On the occasion, Dr Deuba also called for the EU’s continued support for funding, technology transfer, and capacity-building for mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Similarly, the Foreign Minister also requested the Commissioner to take initiative regarding the removal of the provisions related to the ban (safety list) imposed on Nepali Airlines in European skies.
She drew attention of the European Union to the problem of Nepali citizens are facing traveling to Europe due to non-existence of direct flights from Nepal.
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