Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav attended a reception on Wednesday evening marking Russia’s National Day, where Russian Ambassador Aleksei Vladimirovich Surovtsev said Moscow highly values Nepal’s sovereign foreign policy, rooted in non-alignment and the principles of Panchsheel.
He noted that the year carries special weight, with the two countries set to mark the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on 20 July, a milestone he framed as commemorating not merely diplomatic relations but a traditional and time-tested friendship built on goodwill, mutual respect and people-to-people contacts. The ambassador said he expected cooperation to deepen further, and the evening featured a special cultural performance.
The approaching anniversary draws attention to one of Nepal’s older but lower-profile bilateral relationships, one both sides consistently frame around non-alignment and lasting friendship.
For Nepal, whose foreign policy is a constant balancing act between its two giant neighbours and broader global powers, such moments carry more than ceremonial value. They quietly reaffirm the country’s diplomatic breadth and the Panchsheel principles Kathmandu uses to anchor its independent posture.
