B.P. Koirala’s legacy is basis for Nepal-Israel friendship: Israeli Ambassador

November 26, Kathmandu: Ambassador of Israel to Nepal Shmulik Bass on Monday paid a heartfelt tribute to Nepal’s first democratically elected Prime Minister, B.P. Koirala, during a visit to the B.P. Museum in Sundarijal.

According to the Embassy of Israel, The Ambassador made his first public visit to Sundarijal to honour the enduring friendship between Nepal and Israel, established 64 years ago, as it was the late B.P. Koirala and late David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel who established the bilateral relations.

During the visit, Ambassador Bass reflected on the visionary leadership of B.P. Koirala and their instrumental role in establishing diplomatic relations between Nepal and Israel during Israel’s foundation period.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, Nepal and Israel have been enjoying deep friendship, which is being demonstrated by many high-level visits and undertaking of numerous mutually benefitting cooperation in various sectors including agriculture, education, and health among many others, especially through MASHAV (Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation).

Both countries continue to strengthen this bond at multiple levels, from government-to-government cooperation to people-to-people level.