KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has requested the European Union to support Nepal, which has been working with high priority in the environment protection sector.
At a programme organised by the delegation of the European Union to Nepal on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Paudel urged the EU to support Nepal in environmental protection and in favour of the socio-economic transformation of Nepali people.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel speaks at 'Green Recovery Launch' programme in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption]
Minister Paudel expressed that Nepal would get continuous support from the EU in the sector of agriculture, education, health, tourism and hydropower in the days to come. "Nepal is always committed to environmental protection and conservation. Nepal looks forward to maximum support from the world community including EU as it has been affected by climate change even though it has a negligible role in carbon emission and environmental destruction," he said.
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European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, speaks at 'Green Recovery Launch' programme in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption]
European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, inaugurated the Team Europe Programme for Green Recovery. She said the programmes implemented in Nepal in the sector of sustainable development including environment protection, health, education, hydropower, agriculture and empowerment are satisfactory.
She said the support provided to Nepal for Team Europe for Green Recovery, launched in 2021, will be increased from 200 million Euros to 300 million Euros in 2024.
Earlier, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday.
During the meeting held at the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar, various issues of bilateral interest were discussed.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel speaks at 'Green Recovery Launch' programme in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption]
Minister Paudel expressed that Nepal would get continuous support from the EU in the sector of agriculture, education, health, tourism and hydropower in the days to come. "Nepal is always committed to environmental protection and conservation. Nepal looks forward to maximum support from the world community including EU as it has been affected by climate change even though it has a negligible role in carbon emission and environmental destruction," he said.
[caption id="attachment_33394" align="alignnone" width="1000"] European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, speaks at 'Green Recovery Launch' programme in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Photo: RSS[/caption]
European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, inaugurated the Team Europe Programme for Green Recovery. She said the programmes implemented in Nepal in the sector of sustainable development including environment protection, health, education, hydropower, agriculture and empowerment are satisfactory.
She said the support provided to Nepal for Team Europe for Green Recovery, launched in 2021, will be increased from 200 million Euros to 300 million Euros in 2024.
Earlier, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday.
During the meeting held at the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar, various issues of bilateral interest were discussed.
By RSS
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Published Date: February 9, 2023, 12:00 am
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