Nepal and The Gambia have now established diplomatic relations. This was done so on May 24. The Gambia is the 170th country with which Nepal has established diplomatic relations.
Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Amrit Bahadur Rai and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the United Nations, Lang Yabou, signed a joint communiqué to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission Nepal to the United Nations in New York.
The two ambassadors also signed a joint letter informing Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On the occasion, Ambassadors Rai and Yabou exchanged views to strengthen bilateral cooperation at national and multilateral settings particularly at UN forums for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
The Gambia is a western African country with an area of about 11,000 sq km, bordering a narrow Atlantic coastline in the west.
It joined the United Nations on September 21, 1965.
Both Nepal and The Gambia are members of the Group of 77 and China and Non-Aligned Movement.
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