Ambassador Tapas Adhikari vows to strengthen Nepal-Pakistan ties

Nepal Constitution Day and National Day celebrated

Celina Ali

Islamabad: The embassy of Nepal in Pakistan on Wednesday celebrated the Constitution Day and the National Day of Nepal.

Federal Minister for Planning Mohammad Sami Saeed, Chairman Senate Defence Committee Mushahid Hussian Sayed, Pakistan People’s Party leader Sherry Rehman, Ambassador of Nepal Tapas Adhikari, Heads of Missions of the SAARC countries and others cut cake to celebrate the National Day of Nepal.

Ambassador of Nepal thanked the guests for gracing the occasion. He also hoped relations between the two friendly countries will further be cemented.

“Today, we are celebrating our National and Constitution Day together to mark the promulgation of our Constitutiondrafted by an inclusive body of elected representatives of theConstituent Assembly on 20 September 2015,” he said.

He added: “On this special occasion, I wish to share some silent features of the constitution. The Nepali constitution envisages the principles of democracy, human rights, peace, progress, prosperity with equality and equity. The Nepali social contract has all features of moderndemocracy with the provisions of human rights with inclusivity in its heart. The constitution has ensured the participation of women, marginalized group and other minority in the decision making process. One third of parliamentary and provincial assemblies’ seats are reserved for women to enhance their participation in the public life.”

He said the Republican system of Governance, federation of provinces have increased the peoples’ participation in the Government and in the decision-making process. The constitution has vision to end all kind of disparity and to achieve sustainable peace, good governance, development, and prosperity through the federal, democratic, republican, system of governance.

“Nepal attaches high importance to this day in her history and celebrates it as both Constitution and National Day of Nepal. Nine years after the promulgation of the Constitution, the foundation laid by this Constitution is getting stronger towards fulfilling the aspirations of Nepali people. Under the provisions of the constitution, first elected parliament has completed its five-year term and now second parliament has been working after the general election in November 2022. Similarly, provincial governments and local governments are also working to fulfill peoples’ aspiration of peace, progress and prosperity with equity and equality,” he added.

Bilaterally, he said, Nepal and Pakistan have been extending their support to each other. Even during the difficult time of the COVID pandemic, Nepal and Pakistan continued their cooperation. The cooperation continued during the times of disasters, whether it is the earthquake in Nepal or the floods in Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Mohammad Sami Saeed said Pakistan greatly valued its relations with Nepal. He said this relationship will grow further in the coming days.

Senator Mushahid Hussain and Sherry Rehman on the occasion congratulated the Nepali Ambassador and the people of Nepal on the National Day. They vowed to work for improving ties bet2een the two friendly countries.