Kathmandu : Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun, who is currently in Serbia to participate in the Euro-Asian Energy Security Forum, has requested Serbian industrialists and entrepreneurs to invest in energy sector of Nepal.
He made this request during a meeting with first Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic in Serbia on Saturday. “Nepal has entered the era of stability and has a stable government. So there is conducive environment created for investment,” said Minister Pun during the meeting. He referred to the initiatives Nepal is taking for attracting investment to achieve the goal of producing 15,000 megawatts in the next 10 years.
The meeting focused on bilateral welfare and cooperation between the two countries, said the Secretariat of the Minister Pun. Minister Pun during the talks proposed having a common view on the global forum saying both Nepal and Serbia are non aligned countries.
He stressed the exchange of high level visits to further strengthen ties between the two countries. Minister Pun also requested DPM Ivica to help Nepal make its upcoming ‘Visit Nepal Year’ a success by creating an environment for Serbian citizens to visit Nepal. He personally and on behalf of the Government of Nepal and Foreign Ministry thanked DPM Ivica for visiting Nepal recently.
In return, DPM Ivica said Serbia is ready to further consolidate relations with Nepal, and expected additional cooperation between the two countries in the days to come. He also said he would encourage private sector for energy investment in Nepal. RSS
