Press statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy made a press statement following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala.

The European Union is supporting Nepal on a long-term. The EU's aid to Nepal will be tripled to 360 million euros in the period of 2014-2020. The EU also welcomes the ongoing efforts by the political parties to deliver a democratic and inclusive Constitution by the planned timeframe of early 2015.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/642: Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr. Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-642_en.htm

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