Ambassador Thapa presents Letter of Credence

KATHMANDU, Sep 2:  Ambassador of Nepal to Nepal's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, presented his Letter of Credence before Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Friday.
    
At a special programme organised at the UN Headquarters in New York, Ambassador Thapa presented the letter of credence and paid a courtesy call to UN Secretary-General Guterres, according to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN.

On the occasion, Secretary-General Guterres congratulated and welcomed Ambassador Thapa as the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN and assured of providing necessary cooperation to further strengthen Nepal-UN relations.

Lauding Nepal's role in the UN for years, he extended gratitude for Nepal's support and solidarity to achieve the UN's goals. 

Similarly, Ambassador Thapa thanked the UN Secretary-General for the UN's support in Nepal's development and peace process, reiterating Nepal's full support and commitment to the UN. 

Pointing out Nepal's priorities in different areas including peace, climate change and sustainable development, he mentioned that Nepal was willing to further strengthen its relations with the UN.