German Unity Day and the anniversary of the South Asia Institute were celebrated in Kathmandu

German Unity Day and the anniversary of the South Asia Institute are being celebrated in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thomas Prinz and Mrs. Anuja Prinz celebrated the German Unity Day and the 35th anniversary of South Asia Institute, Kathmandu Branch Office of Heidelberg University at their residence with more than 400 guests.

This year, Heidelberg University’s South Asia Institute (SAI) is celebrating its 60th anniversary and its Kathmandu branch office is celebrating its 35th anniversary. According to the German Embassy in Kathmandu, SAI has played an important role in promoting research in Nepal during this period and will continue the academic cooperation in the future.

Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, ministers and secretaries of various ministries of the Government of Nepal, leaders of political parties, heads of diplomatic missions in Kathmandu, members of civil society, human rights activists, businessmen, and media workers were present in the program.

Ambassador Dr. Prinz said in his welcome speech, “In view of the recent good progress made by Nepal in the field of political and socio-economic development, Germany’s decision to continue its development cooperation with Nepal is an important moment in our bilateral relations with Nepal this year.”

33 years ago in 1989, the so-called ‘Berlin Wall’ came down. The wall that has been separating eastern and western Germany since 1963. The ‘Berliner Maur’ (Berlin Wall) was built to physically prevent disaffected East Germans from entering West Germany.

The peaceful revolution of 1989 led to the opening of the borders on November 9, 1989, allowing Germans to move freely throughout the country for the first time in 28 years. The Embassy noted that this started a new kind of interaction between East and West and re-united all of Europe.