Kathmandu, Sept. 27 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal held talks with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, in New York on Saturday.

The meeting was held at the UAE's Permanent Mission to the United Nations on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Khanal expressed, on behalf of the government and people of Nepal, appreciation and gratitude for the solidarity and sympathy extended by the UAE government and people to communities affected by the devastating climate-induced floods in Nepal.

He also thanked the UAE for the significant humanitarian assistance it has provided to flood-affected communities and for its recent commitment to...