KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday requested his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to provide 50,000 tons of urea fertilizer on a refundable basis to prevent its shortage in Nepal.
The prime minister made such a request during his telephone conversation with Hasina earlier on Tuesday afternoon, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
In response, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister took the request positively to supply fertilizer to Nepal for this crop season, the MoFA stated in the press release.
During the conversation, Prime Minister Oli extended hearty congratulations to Prime Minister Hasina, the Government and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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The two Prime Ministers exchanged views on various matters of common interests, including cooperation in power generation, grid connectivity and power supply from Nepal to Bangladesh, promotion of barrier-free and balanced trade between the two countries, improved transit facility for Nepal through Bangladesh, enhanced connectivity, promotion of tourism, among others, according to MoFA.
Prime Minister Oli also thanked his Bangladeshi counterpart for providing a new railway route through Rohanpur (Bangladesh) to Singabad (India) railway line.
While sharing the two countries' ongoing efforts in the battle against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the two Prime Ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation to tackle this menace, the ministry said.
While appreciating the steps taken by Bangladesh to contain the pandemic, Prime Minister Oli thanked the Government of Bangladesh for extending support to the Nepali citizens during this difficult period.
On her part, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh commended the efforts of the Government of Nepal to effectively contain coronavirus.
PM Oli expressed thanks to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the supply of 5,000 vials of Remdesivir injection and other essential medicines and medical logistics to Nepal.
Prime Minister Oli congratulated Prime Minister Hasina on Bangladesh’s success in becoming a food-surplus country. While sharing Nepal’s efforts for scaling up agricultural production, both for domestic consumption and export, he stated that Nepal can benefit from Bangladesh’s success story in the field of agriculture.
"Recalling the fourth BIMSTEC summit held in Nepal, both the Prime Ministers shared views on enhancing regional cooperation for economic development and prosperity," the foreign ministry said in the press release.
Prime Minister Oli also recalled the successful visit of the President of Bangladesh to Nepal last year. According to the ministry, the two Prime Ministers underlined the importance of exchanging high-level visits to further promote and strengthen mutually beneficial bilateral relations.
