Foreign secy meets Korean   vice minister

BY A STAFF REPORTER

Kathmandu, Oct. 8: The Nepalese Foreign Secretary Narayan Shumsher Thapa held official talks with Sung-Hong Choi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea in Seoul recently. According to the Nepalese Foreign Minister, the talks had focussed on bilateral relations as well as regional and issues of common concern.

Foreign Secretary Thapa is leading a Nepalese delegation on a visit to several countries of East Asia.

The Foreign Ministry said issues like bilateral cooperation and Nepalese workers in Korea were discussed. After the talks, Foreign Secretary Thapa and the Korean Vice Minister Choi also signed two documents. One document relates to arrangement on consultations between the Nepalese Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea, and the other on agreement between the two countries for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Earlier, Foreign Secretary Thapa also met with the Executive Vice President of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Executive Director of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and discussed on matters relating to bilateral trade and investments as well as economic cooperation between the two countries.

Likewise, during his visit, Foreign Secretary Thapa also met with Ms. Kim Soung-Ja, Vice Minister for Labour and discussed matters related to Nepalese workers in Korea.

According to the Foreign Ministry, during the talks Thapa requested the Korean Vice Minister for increasing the quota and for arrangements for longer-term work permits for Nepalese workers and the Korean Vice Minister said the government would look into the matter.

Foreign Secretary Thapa left Seoul on Monday for Beijing where he will be holding talks with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Minister of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

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