Nepali Consulate opened in Shanghai

January 17, 2003
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Nepal’s first honourary consul general’s office in China was inaugurated in Shanghai Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Outgoing Royal Nepalese Ambassador to China Rajeshor Acharya was present on the occasion.

A Chinese medical doctor has been appointed Nepal’s first honourary general in China based in Shanghai. “The office was opened as part of Nepal’s new economic diplomacy to promote trade and economic ties,” a Foreign Ministry official said.

The office will also issue visas for tourists visiting Nepal. Kathmandu and Shanghai are linked by twice weekly RNAC flights.