At the invitation of Hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Kamal Thapa, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, arrived Kathmandu today by special aircraft in connection with an official visit to Nepal. He was received by Hon. Minster of State for Finance Mr. Damodar Bhandari, Chief of Protocol and other senior officials of the Government of Nepal at the airport.

High Highness Shaikh Abdulla paid courtesy calls on the Rt. Hon. President  Mrs. Bidya  Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli at Baluwatar in the afternoon.

Both the Rt. Hon. President and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister thanked the Government of the United Arab Emirates for opening of its Residential Embassy in Nepal and expressed their views that the establishment of the residential Embassy in Nepal amply reflects the depth of our bilateral relations ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on 22 January 1977.

A program was organized by the embassy family members at the residence of Counsellor/DCM, Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 9 April 2016 to bid farewell to HE Mr. Jha. HE Mr . Jha has been leaving for Nepal on 15 April 2016 after completion of his four year tenure as a residence ambassador of Nepal to the UAE. A foreign service cadre of 2036 BS and senior diplomat of Nepal, HE Mr. Jha served in the Embassy of Nepal in Rangoon, Islamabad, New Delhi and Copenhagen in different capacities before assuming ambassadorial post to Nepal Embassy, UAE.

We wish him happy and healthy retired life ahead!!!