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19:52, August 02, 2007 |
Japanese Senior Vice-Minister for Defense Takahide Kimura called on Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter's official residence in Nepali capital Thursday morning.
Local media reported on Thursday that the visiting Japanese official discussed the Japanese assistance to Nepal and the ongoing peace process with the Prime Minister.
Kimura assured Koirala of full support to the ongoing peace process in Nepal.
Kimura arrived in Kathmandu Tuesday on a three-day official visit to assess the country's situation and the activities of the Japanese arms monitors working under the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).
Six Japanese arms monitors have been mobilized at six different Maoist cantonments under UN supervision.
On Tuesday, Kimura called on Nepali Foreign Minister Sahana Pradhan at the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu where the two officials discussed the consolidation of Japanese assistance to Nepal in the areas of hydropower and tourism.
Kimura is leaving Thursday.
Source: Xinhua
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