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In first, Nepal ambassador tours settlements, lauds landscape and heritage
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNepal’s Ambassador to Israel Anjan Shakya toured West Bank settlements in the Gush Etzion Regional Council southeast of Jerusalem, in the first ever visit by a Kathmandu envoy to Israeli towns beyond the Green Line, a statement from the municipality says.
Shakya visited a campus for young adults with special needs in the Gvaot settlement. She then met with Gush Etzion Regional Council chairman Shlomo Ne’eman who briefed her on the history of the region.
“Shakya explained that she decided to visit in order to learn about the Gush and bring back what she finds out to Nepal,” the statement reads.
“In addition to the special landscape of the Gush, we have a heritage here infused with education and human values. The Gvaot community amplifies those traits. It’s an honor to be part of that project. Gush Etzion is also the best place to learn what an Israeli home represents,” the municipality quotes her as saying.
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