US envoy Thompson congratulates PM Deuba on successfully holding elections

Dean Richard Thompson, US envoy to Nepal met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday evening.

During the meeting, ambassador Thompson congratulated PM Deuba for successfully holding November 20 elections of the House of Representatives and provincial parliaments.

Likewise, he said that the United States hopes that the recent elections would strengthen the democratic process in Nepal.

As a reply, PM Deuba thanked the US for its support in Nepal’s democratic transition, democracy, human rights, and development endeavors. Deuba also expressed his hope that the US will continue to support Nepal in the coming days in various sectors of Nepal.

This was the first meeting between Deuba and Thompson since he arrived in Nepal on October 13 to take up his new assignment.