KATHMANDU, JULY 2

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and Speaker of Azerbaijan Republic Sahiba Gafarova held a meeting today on the sideline of the ongoing Conference on Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network. The conference is taking place at Baku of Azerbaijan.

On the occasion, Speaker Sapkota congratulated Azerbaijan for organising the conference of the Non- Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network successfully.

Saying principles of the Non-Aligned Movement are significant, he praised Azerbaijan's commitment towards its ideologies and agendas.

Speaker Sapkota expressed the view that global challenges could be addressed only through international unity.

Talking about Nepal's long diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan, he thanked Azerbaijan for its post-earthquake support in the Gorkha earthquake.

Similarly, Azerbaijan's Speaker Gafarova extended gratitude towards Nepal for its participation and delivery of remarks in the conference, saying they were happy to welcome the Nepali delegation comprising the Speaker in their country.

Recalling their visit during the meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Spain, the Azerbaijani speaker said the Parliament of Azerbaijan was ready to form parliamentary-friendship group with Nepal.

A version of this article appears in the print on July 3, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.