KATHMANDU, March 23 -- Nepal and Togo have established diplomatic relations - increasing the Himalayan nation's diplomatic relations to 164 countries.

Ambassador Amrit Bahadur Rai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, and Ambassador KokouKpayedo, Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations, signed a Joint Communique to this effect in a brief ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York this afternoon.

On the occasion, the two Ambassadors shared their confidence that the diplomatic ties will help bring the two countries and peoples closer on the bilateral front while continuing to work closely at multilateral forums. They also expressed views on the steps to further deepen...