Japanese Prime Minister congratulates President Poudel

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday sent an official letter to Ram Chandra Paudel for congratulating him on his appointment as the new President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

The Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu in a statement said the Japanese government is looking forward to further working with the Nepali government to promote bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries and cooperate in the social and economic development of Nepal under Poudel’s leadership.

Poudel assumed his office as the third President of the country on Monday.

Poudel was elected the President by a majority of the electoral college including members of federal parliament and the provincial assembly on March 9.