Ambassador of Russia presented his credentials

On 12 August 2019, His Excellency Mr. Aleksei A. Novikov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Nepal, presented the Letter of Credence to Rt. Hon. Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal.

After the ceremony, the head of the Russian diplomatic mission and the head of state had a meeting attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Foreign Secretary and a number of other high-ranking officials. During the conversation, the sides discussed burning issues of economic, cultural, educational and military-technical cooperation. Ambassador Aleksei Novikov underlined the necessity to improve legal basis of bilateral relations and intensify high-level contacts between Russia and Nepal.