Denmark–Nepal relations
Encyclopedia
Denmark–Nepal relations are foreign relations between Denmark
and Nepal
. Denmark has an embassy in Kathmandu since 1992. Nepal has a embassy in Copenhagen
since 2007. Nepal and Denmark established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1967.
200 million DKK was given to the education cooperation in 2003. In 2006, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs
visited Nepal. Denmark assisted with 70 million DKK again for education in 2009. Denmark have for 20 years assisted Nepalese families with electricity and renewable energy.
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Denmark has an embassy in Kathmandu since 1992. Nepal has a embassy in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
since 2007. Nepal and Denmark established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1967.
History
Denmark has given aid to Nepal since 1990. In 1973, 20 million DKK was assisted to Nepal for the economic cooperation. On 1997, Denmark agreed to provide assistance of 644 million DKK to projects.200 million DKK was given to the education cooperation in 2003. In 2006, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs
Ulla Tørnæs
Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs is a Danish politician and the former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark. She is a member of the Liberal Party and, since 1994, of the Danish parliament...
visited Nepal. Denmark assisted with 70 million DKK again for education in 2009. Denmark have for 20 years assisted Nepalese families with electricity and renewable energy.
Children Nepal Denmark
Children Nepal Denmark was established in October 2001. When Peer Ortvalds visited to Nepal in 1999, he got inspired by Children Nepal Denmarks achievements. Peer Ortvald decided that he would continue to help disadvantaged children in Nepal after his return to Denmark.Trade
Denmarks export to Nepal is food and machinery. Nepal export to Denmark is pashminaPashmina
Pashmina refers to a type of fine cashmere wool and the textiles made from it. The name comes from Pashmineh , made from Persian pashm . The wool comes from changthangi or pashmina goat, which is a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayas in Nepal, Pakistan and northern...
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