German Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Kofler to Arrive Nepal for Four-day Visit

Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Dr Bärbel Kofler, is arriving here today for a four-day Nepal visit. During her stay in Nepal, she would enquire about Germany-Nepal cooperation, as well as issues related to women rights and health, impacts of Bhotekoshi flood would be focused, according to German Embassy.

Discussion would also be held on the issue of further strengthening development collaboration between Nepal and Germany by visiting government of Nepal, civil society and representatives of international and local partners. The government of Germany provided 11.061 million Euro financial assistance for response of Bhotekoshi flood.

The assistance would be spent for immediate humanitarian relief operations as well as sustainable development of supplies and reconstruction of health and energy infrastructures at affected areas. Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Kofler would visit Nuwakot as well as enquire about humanitarian assistance needs and rehabilitation by holding interaction with representatives of local governments, health workers and affected citizens.

While in Kathmandu, Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Kofler will visit local health institutions supported by German development cooperation. Also, it is said that she will have discussions with government and civil society representatives in the health sector. In addition, State Secretary Kofler will take part in various discussions to get detailed information about Nepal’s current and future development processes and challenges.

Those discussions will also cover last year’s Gen Z movement and transitional justice in Nepal. In the process, State Secretary Dr Kofler will get the chance to understand different perspectives from all levels of development cooperation. So, this visit is expected to be important in the long-term development cooperation between Germany and Nepal. State Secretary Dr Kofler has been a member of the German Parliament since 2004.

She has been serving as the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2021. In this role, Dr Kofler has been assisting the minister in coordinating and implementing Germany’s bilateral and multilateral development policy cooperation.

State Secretary Dr Kohler had also visited Nepal back in 2022. In that context, she had discussions with various partners in Nepal. This year’s visit is said to provide an opportunity to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries and continue building on past efforts. (RSS)