French delegation calls on PM Deuba
KATHMANDU: MARCH. 9 – Visiting delegation of the France-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today.
At the meeting held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar, Kathmandu, the sides discussed matters relating to the promotion of Nepal-France bilateral relations.
The three-member French delegation led by Group’s chairperson Veronique Riotton arrived in Nepal last Tuesday on a five-day state visit.
The delegation arrived here at the invitation of Nepal-France Parliamentary Friendship Group chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Vice-chairpersons of the visiting French delegation are Nicolas Forissier and Graziella Melchior.
On the occasion, PM Deuba lauded the support extended by France, a long-standing ally of Nepal, to Nepal’s socioeconomic sector.
