A cooperation committee was formed in Japan to mark the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Nepal.
A press release issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu on Tuesday said the committee has appointed Ryutaro Hashimoto, the former Prime Minister of Japan as President and anthropologist Dr Jiro Kawakita as Honorary President of the Committee.
“The Committee will organize various cultural programs in Japan and Nepal to mark the 50th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Nepal throughout the year,” the statement added.
Among these programs, the celebration of Nepal Week in Japan is scheduled in September and Japan Week in Nepal in November respectively, the statement further said.
Speaking at a programme organised to launch the new committee, Chairman of the Committee, Hashimoto, expressed his belief that the year of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Nepal, which also coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Manaslu, will be instrumental in further strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries.
Speaking at the same programme, Royal Nepalese Ambassador to Japan Dr Rameshananda Vaidya elaborated the friendly relations between the two countries at people to people level, the statement said.