Ugandan billionaire Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has on Tuesday presented his credentials to Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda. He was received by Uganda’s Foreign Affairs minister Mr Sam Kutesa.
The new consul afterwards opened the Nepal Consulate at his Crane Chambers located along Kampala road, which gives the consulate a premier and accessible location.
The launch was attended by H.E Jhabindra Aryal , Ambassador E&P, Embassy of Nepal, in Cairo Egypt.
The Tuesday shall be crowned with a cocktail party at Kabira Country Club in Bukoto to celebrate the milestone.
Dr Sudhir was appointed to the position by Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the Nepalese president last month and he is expected to use his experience and connections to grow ties between Uganda and Nepal. Mr Ruparelia has already promised to strengthen economic and political ties between the two countries.
About Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located mainly in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area.
Nepal borders China in the north and India in the south, east and west while Bangladesh is located within only 27 kilometres (17 miles) of its southeastern tip and Bhutan is separated from it by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city.
Nepal is a multi-ethnic country with Nepali as the official language.
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