KATHMANDU: Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Maeda Toru paid a courtesy call on Dhananjay Regmi, chair of the Nepal-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group, on Wednesday, with the two holding discussions on further strengthening bilateral relations.

According to the Embassy of Japan, the meeting focused on advancing cooperation between Japan and Nepal as the two countries mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The embassy described the discussion as productive and said both sides exchanged views on further promoting the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two countries.