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NFTA meets BD envoy in Kathmandu to boost trade
Greenwatch Desk
Diplomacy
2025-08-29, 8:54am
A delegation from the Nepal Foreign Trade Association (NFTA), led by President Shiv Kumar Agarwal and Secretary General Jayant Kumar Agrawal, met with Ambassador Md. Shafiqur Rahman at the Bangladesh Embassy on Thursday afternoon.
The delegation briefed the Ambassador on their initiatives to promote Nepal’s foreign trade, including with Bangladesh.
Ambassador Rahman emphasized the strong potential for enhancing bilateral trade and highlighted the importance of overcoming challenges through collaboration.
He urged the Nepali side to actively explore new opportunities for mutual benefit and reaffirmed the Embassy’s role as a bridge between businesses and entrepreneurs of both countries.
He assured full support for strengthening people-to-people (P2P) and business-to-business (B2B) connectivity.
The First Secretary (Trade, Promotion and Culture), Counsellor (Political), and Deputy Chief of the Embassy were also present at the meeting, reports UNB.