What is the Malaysian governments assessment of the situation in Nepal?
Ambassador Ilankovan Kolandavelu: We are pleased to note that the peace and democratisation process in Nepal is forging ahead, although there are some hiccups along the way. Malaysia made its contribution to the election monitoring process in April by sending a delegation consisting of the deputy chairman of the election commission and two election commissioners. They have reported that the conduct of the election has sufficiently met acceptable international standards. Now that the new government has been formed, we hope that lasting peace and political stability will be established to enable the government to focus on nurturing economic development and prosperity. Though Malaysia is not in the category of donor nations, we have been contributing to the development of human resources and capacity-building in Nepal for more than 20 years through the Malaysia Technical Cooperation Program. Nepali workers in Malaysia remit about US$400 million to Nepal every year. For Nepal, Malaysia is
