KATHMANDU, MAY 25

Nepal and the Gambia established diplomatic relations today.

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

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai and Ambassador and 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 of Nepal to the United Nations, New York, this morning.

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.

A version of this article appears in the print on May 26, 2021, of The Himalayan Times.