The President expressed his gratitude for presenting the 2025 annual report on the Gorkha Vigrade and said that the relevant bodies would conduct the necessary study on the report.
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A team including British Army Major General Gerald M. Strickland has presented the annual report of the Gurkha Brigade to President Ram Chandra Poudel.
On the occasion, President Poudel mentioned that Nepal and the United Kingdom have been cooperating on issues related to development, human welfare and peace in international forums and that both countries share the same view on establishing world peace through the United Nations peacekeeping force.
He mentioned that Nepal and the United Kingdom have had close relations for centuries and expressed gratitude for the continuous support provided by the United Kingdom, which is also an important development partner, in Nepal's development.
He expressed happiness that the British Gurkhas have further strengthened the bilateral relations between Nepal and the UK through their commendable works and also stated that they believe that the presence of Nepalis in the United Kingdom has further strengthened the people-to-people relations between the two countries, according to the President's Personal Secretariat.
He said that discussions are being held at the diplomatic level to address some of the legitimate grievances of former British Gurkhas and that he feels it would be appropriate to resolve this issue quickly through a bilateral mechanism.
The President thanked the United Kingdom government for presenting the 2025 Annual Report of the Gurkha Brigade and said that the relevant bodies would study the report as necessary.
On the occasion, Major General Gerald M. Strickland of the British Army praised the British Gurkha Army, saying that it has always been at the forefront.
He said that he reminds the young people who have joined the British Gurkhas that ‘you are the sons and daughters of Nepal’ and mentioned that the British people show love and respect towards the Gurkha Nepalis.
British Ambassador to Nepal, Rob Fenn, was also present on the occasion.
