The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr.Thomas Prinz and Mrs. Anuza Prinz, invited for the celebration of the Day of German Unity and the 35 th anniversary of the Kathmandu Branch Office of the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, at their Residence .

This year Heidelberg University’s South Asia Institute (SAI) is celebrating its 60th

anniversary and its Kathmandu Branch Office is celebrating its 35th anniversary. SAI has

played an important part in promoting and organizing research in Nepal in this period

and will continue the academic cooperation in future as well.

Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun was invited as the chief guest for the

event.

In his welcome speech, ambassador Prinz said, “Our bilateral relations with Nepal this

year were marked by the German Government’s decision to continue the development

cooperation with Nepal recognizing the good progress Nepal has made in the last years

in political and socio-economic development sector”