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UK-Nepal Bilateral Consultative Mechanism meeting, 26 April 2023
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The sixth UK-Nepal Consultative Mechanism meeting took place on 26 April 2023 to celebrate a century since the UK-Nepal Friendship Treaty.
Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal: Rob Fenn
Press release
Mr Rob Fenn has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Nepal.
Guidance for British people in Nepal, including information on safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
Our mission
A peaceful, democratic and inclusive Nepal, with dynamic growth, respect for human rights and continued strong partnership with the UK.
- Continued recruitment of Gurkhas and partnership between the Nepalese and British armed forces
- Use the 200th anniversary in 2015/16 to strengthen bilateral cooperation further, especially on the “green” agenda
- To provide a high quality and fair service to visa applicants whilst controlling migration to the UK effectively
We support development in Nepal through:
- FCDO’s work on wealth creation, service delivery, governance, disaster response, climate change, health.
- British Council’s work to support cultural relations, and ELT standards and exam reform in education
- British Embassy’s small projects funds