Kathmandu: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken telephoned Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Nepal-US relations.
Secretary Blinken discussed Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and premeditated attack on Ukraine and the importance of respecting the UN Charter’s principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, states a press statement issued by the US Department of State.
Nepal voted in favor of Ukraine in the United Nations emergency meeting on Tuesday. Nepal voted in favor of Ukraine’s call at the United Nations Human Rights Council for an urgent debate on gross violation of human rights in the country following invasion by Russia.
The statement added Blinken highlighted that this marks 75 years of the United States and Nepal’s diplomatic relations and noted that Nepal’s decision to move forward with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) would allow the electricity transmission and roads project to create jobs, infrastructure, and improve the lives of the Nepali people.
The Secretary agreed to strengthen efforts to build back better from the Covid-19 pandemic and work toward addressing the climate crisis, reads the statement.
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