President Raisi described the rich cultural and civilizational history of Iran and Nepal as a suitable ground for the expansion of interactions between the two countries, saying, "The two countries can develop their relations in various political and economic fields by relying on this rich background."
"The two countries can enrich their relations and interactions by relying on their rich cultural and civilizational background in various political, economic and especially cultural fields."
"Iran and Nepal have always had good and friendly relations," he said, adding, "Today, western domineering powers have put the emphasis of their cultural invasion on rich cultural resources of non-western countries, and it is essential that we make more efforts to protect our culture and civilization, including in the field of human rights."
The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal also expressed his country's interest in further enhancing relations and interactions with the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying, "The two countries have very close common grounds and cultural closeness, in a way that there are hundreds of Persian words in the Nepali language, and we must use these appropriate cultural contexts to develop relations in various fields."