Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting concludes

Key Points

• The 16th Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting concluded in Brussels, discussing key issues including development cooperation and climate change.
• EU appreciated the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki for fiscal discipline, good governance, and accountability.
• Nepal committed to concluding the transitional justice process and requested the EU to remove Nepali Airlines from the EU Air Safety list.
• The EU pledged continued multi-year assistance and reviewed progress on development projects; the next meeting will be held in Kathmandu.
• The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and EU’s acting Managing Director for Asia-Pacific Paola Pampaloni.