Nepal and Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea establish diplomatic relations
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Kathmandu: Nepal and the Kingdom of Eswatini have established formal diplomatic relations.
It marks the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations of Nepal with 166 countries around the world.
The Permanent Representatives of Nepal and Eswatini to the United Nations, Ambassadors Amrit Bahadur Rai and Melusi Martin Masuku respectively, signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect in New York on May 9 , along with a joint letter informing the United Nations Secretary-General about this development.
Both Nepal and Eswatini are members of the group of Landlocked Developing Countries, the Non-Aligned Movement and the G77 and China, according to a statement issued by MOFA Nepal.
Located in southern Africa with a population of about 1.3 million, Eswatini is bordered with Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west and south.
Having more than $4000 per capital income, Eswatini’s economy is diverse, with agriculture, forestry and mining accounting for about 13%, manufacturing representing 37% and service industry constituting 50% of GDP.
Following its independence from the United Kingdom in 1968, Eswatini joined the United Nations in the same year. The erstwhile Swaziland declared its new name to be Eswatini in April 2018.
Similarly, Nepal and Equatorial Guinea established formal bilateral diplomatic relations recently.
Both Nepal and Equatorial Guinea are members of the Group of 77 as well as the Non-Aligned Movement. Equatorial Guinea is currently a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Equatorial Guinea is on the west coast of Central Africa near both the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. The country consists of a mainland territory, Río Muni, which is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south.
Equatorial Guinea has over 1.2 million people in an area of about 28000 square kilometers, with Malabo as its capital. With phenomenal advances in its economy and governance in the past few years, with per capita income over $10, 000, the country graduated from LDC status in 2017 by fulfilling income-only criterion.
May 10 , 2019
Photo : Swazi dancing / courtesy: gov.sz
