Kathmandu, May 1: Official talks were held between the delegations of Nepal and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea ) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.

Foreign secretary Narayan Shumshere Thapa and the visiting North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon had led the respective delegations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign secretary Thapa briefed the dprk delegations on Nepal’s position on different national, regional and international issues such as the political and economic development taking place in Nepal after the restoration of democracy, liberal economic policy and the economic diplomacy pursued by His Majesty’s Government, terrorism, Bhutanese refugees, Non Aligned Movement and the United Nations.

Mr Thapa also welcomed the upcoming North South summit between the two Koreas.

Dprk Vice Minister Pak briefed the foreign secretary on the dprk’s domestic issues as well as their perception on different regional and international issues including the socio economic development in the dprk, the reunification of the Korean peninsula, nam and international scenario after the end of the cold war.

Responding to foreign secretary Thapa’s request, the leader of the dprk delegation committed their support to Nepal’s candidature for the ecsoc membership during the upcoming election at the un general Assembly.

The talks also focused on enhancing cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.

Foreign secretary Thapa was assisted by joint secretaries Arjun Bahadur Thapa and Pushkar Man Singh Rajbhandari and other officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visiting dprk Vice Minister Pak was assisted by the dprk ambassador Kim Thae Jong and other official of the North Korean Foreign Ministry and North Korean Embassy in Kathmandu.

Earlier on arrival here, Foreign Secretary Thapa had received the visiting dprk Vice Foreign Minister at Tribhuvan International Airport.

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak is paying a four day visit to Nepal at the invitation of His Majesty’s Government.