NEW DELHI, September 12. /TASS/. Russia hopes to preserve friendly relations with Nepal under new head of the interim government Sushila Karki, Russian Ambassador to Kathmandu Alexey Novikov said.
"We consider Sushila Karki’s swearing-in as an important step toward stabilizing the situation in Nepal," he told TASS.
"We hope that the traditionally friendly relations between our countries will continue and we will able to expand our ties in various spheres," he emphasized.
According to Novikov, Russia hopes that the Nepali interim government led by Karki, who is reputed as a principled advocate of the supremacy of law, will create conditions for a peaceful political process
Karki, Nepal’s former Chief Justice in 2016-2017, was appointed head of the interim government after mass riots led to the resignation of the previous prime minister, Sharma Oli. Karki’s appointment came a s a result of two-day negotiations between the country’s top brass, President Ram Chandra Paudela, and Gen Z youth movement activists. She was sworn in on Friday evening.
