Foreign Affairs

REPORT ON NEPAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS (2015-2016)

Archive date: EnglishRecord 2147
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is bringing out its annual report containing the activities carried out by the Ministry, its departments and diplomatic missions during the period of 2072 BS (2015-16). The past one year remained challenging and yet was important in the history of Nepal. It began with a devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015, which left nearly 9,000 people dead and many more injured, and damaged thousands of private houses, public buildings and cultural heritages as well as critical infrastructures. We had to engage in rescue and rehabilitation as well as the preparation of legal and institutional frameworks for the herculean task of reconstruction throughout the year. At the same time, we had to fulfill the responsibility of finalizing the constitution and bringing the peace process that begun in 2006to a logical conclusion. Immediately after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal and the formation of the present Government followed the disruption of supplies at the border points and we became actively engaged in clearing the misunderstanding with our southern neighbour, India. Thus, the year was full of events Download document