Nepal, Sept. 15 -- Nepal has established diplomatic relations with the Federated States of Micronesia, taking the number of countries with which Nepal maintains diplomatic relations to 185, according to a press release issued by the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations.

Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, and Micronesia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Jeem S. Lippwe, signed a Joint Communique to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries on Monday, according to the press release.

On the occasion, the two ambassadors exchanged views on matters of common interest and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation through national and international forums, particularly ...