Kathmandu, Mar. 12: The Nepalese parliamentary delegation currently on a visit to Australia under the leadership of Speaker Taranath Ranabhat met the office bearers of the Parliament, and the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Committees under the senate’s legal and constitutional reforms commission.

On the occasion, they discussed matters of mutual interests.

In course of the visit the Nepalese parliamentary delegation was welcomed at Victoria by speaker of the State Parliament Alex Andrianopoulos.

A reception was held in honour of the Nepalese delegation and on the occasion the delegates were apprised of the working procedures of the State Parliament.

The Nepalese delegates also met the office bearers of Australia-New Zealand Banking Group Limited and shared with them the new development in Nepalese banking sector.

During their visit to Perth, the capital of western Australian state, the delegates met the office bearers of both Houses of the State Parliament and had discussions with them on matters of bilateral cooperation.

They also met the office bearers of the economic and solar energy related sectors of the state.

Meanwhile, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Australian Parliament, Neil Andrew and Chairman of the Senate Mrs Margaret Reid hosted a dinner in honour of the Nepalese parliamentary delegation.

Welcoming the Nepalese delegation, Speaker Andrew stressed the need to promote the cordial relations between the governments of the two countries at the people-to-people level.

He also expressed the confidence that the Australian economic cooperation to Nepal would gradually increase.

In his reply speech, Speaker Ranabhat referred to the cordial relations subsisting between thte two coutries and said that the visit would further deepen the relations and noted that the cooperation of Australia to Nepal would be further expanded.

Officials of the Australian Parliament, leader of the opposition and former Australian Ambassador to Nepal Les Douglas were also present on the occasion.

Earlier, the Nepalese delegation held discussions with the office-bearers of the Human Rights Commission at Sydney and also visited Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation at Cooma.

The delegation also met the Nepali community at Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.