The German Embassy has informed that the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to continue with the bilateral development cooperation with Nepal beyond 2023. On 26 June German Ambassador Dr. Thomas Prinz met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to hand over a letter from Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the continuation of Germany’s support to Nepal's development efforts in areas such as sustainable economic development; climate and energy; and health and social protection.  Ambassador Dr. Thomas said, "The German Government has decided to continue bilateral development cooperation with Nepal. It gives us the chance to jointly tackle important challenges like climate change.”  Representatives of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ will be coming for an official government-to-government dialogue within 2022. Nepal and Germany have long-standing bilateral cooperation for over 60 years. German Development Cooperation has been supporting Nepal's efforts in achieving sustainable development goals. Immediate support was also provided for the COVID-19 response. Since September 2021, Germany supports Nepal’s shift to a green, resilient, and inclusive development (GRID) pathway as signed on the Kathmandu Declaration on GRID, endorsed by Nepal and 17 development partners. German bilateral support in Nepal is implemented primarily by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) for Technical Cooperation as well as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) for Financial Cooperation. Germany has appreciated Nepal’s engagement for a rule-based international order, as well as for peace and stability in South Asia and around the world. Germany and Nepal are bound by shared values, in particular our commitment to democracy, human rights and multilateralism.  People's News Monitoring service