Nepal and Qatar News Agencies Engage in Exchange Talks

Discussions have taken place between Nepal’s National News Agency (Rastriya Samachar Samiti, RSS) and Qatar News Agency of Qatar.

The delegation, led by the Ambassador of Qatar to Nepal, Mishal bin Mohammed Al Ansari, discussed this during their inspection of the RSS Central Office today. Dharmendra Jha, executive chairman of RSS, welcomed Ambassador Ansari and briefed him on the news production and dissemination process of RSS.

Ambassador Ansari expressed gratitude for the welcome and stated their willingness to exchange news between the two agencies. Progress has been made in negotiating an agreement between the two news agencies for news exchange.

Somnath Lamichhane, the deputy general manager of RSS, informed that discussions covered matters such as establishing a news exchange agreement between RSS and Qatar News Agency. During the office visit, Chief Reporter Uttam Silwal briefed the Qatari ambassador on the news collection process, while Editor-in-Chief Yekraj Pathak discussed the news dissemination process.

General Manager Siddharaj Rai, along with Deputy General Managers Raju Shakya and Shyam Rimal, among others, participated in the discussions. Ambassador Ansari was accompanied by Sheikh Al Harith Suhaim Al Thani, Director of Qatar’s Ministry of Communications, Ali Abdullah Al Tamimi from the Ministry, and Nasser Ghanim, Second Secretary of the Embassy.