KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 13
Ambassador of Germany, Thomas Prinz, and Mrs Anuza Prinz celebrated the Day of German Unity and 65 years of Diplomatic Relations between Nepal and Germany at the Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu, yesterday with over 400 guests.
This year also marks 70 years of the establishment of KfW and 60 years of financial cooperation between Nepal and Germany. KfW as part of the German Development Cooperation channels German Financial Cooperation funds from the German Government to Nepal in various sectors of cooperation.
Chairman of National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, was invited as chief guest for the event.
Among the guests were officials from various ministries of the Government of Nepal, leaders of political parties, heads of Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions, civil society members, human rights advocates, businesspersons, mediapersons and people from various walks of life, according to a press release issued by the German Embassy. In his welcome speech, Ambassador Prinz said, "We are celebrating 65 years of bilateral relations between Nepaland Germany. Sixty-five years of friendship and solidarity. We have been standing with Nepal in difficult times, be it the civil war, the 2015 earthquake or the pandemic. We welcome the huge progress Nepal has made and continue our support." He also conveyed his condolences to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel.
Thirty-four years ago, in 1989, the so-called "Berlin Wall" came down – the wall which had been dividing the Eastern and Western part of Germany since 1963. The "Berliner Mauer" was designed to physically prevent disaffected East Germans from fleeing to the West. The peaceful revolution of 1989 led to the opening of the border on 9 November 1989, which for the first time after 28 years allowed Germans to freely move in the country.
A version of this article appears in the print on October 14, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
