'Employment opportunities to Nepalis in Israel soon'

KATHMANDU, July 11:

Ambassador of Israel to Nepal Yaron Mayer has said that Israel would give enough opportunities to agriculture workers, trainees and caregivers by putting Nepali workers in the top priority.

Stating that Israel would again allow Nepalis to work as caregiver in the country after an agreement with government of Nepal, the process for taking the Nepali caregivers in Israel would be finalized soon. Israel had stopped taking Nepali workers for nine years.

The Israeli Ambassador said that opportunities would be given to hard working human resources of Nepal.

Ambassador Mayer said, "Collaboration is underway between the bodies concerned of the two governments to finalize the agreement regarding Nepali caregivers. I am hopeful that it will be finalized soon."

He further clarified that the selection of Nepali workers will be carried out in a transparent manner and added that opportunity would be given to 600 agriculture trainees next year under 10-month agriculture training.

The Israeli Ambassador expressed the commitment that the country would provide maximum support to Nepal, as it needs further support to face challenges after 'Gorkha Earthquake’.

Responding to a query, Ambassador Mayer said that Israel would help the quake survivors in the sector of agriculture, irrigation of worst quake-hit areas by coordinating with the government of Nepal.

Meanwhile, in a joint statement on the occasion of 55th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Nepali Ambassador to Israel Prahlad Prasai and Israeli Ambassador Mayer expressed commitment that they would continuously involve for the expansion of the mutual relations between two countries.

The two leaders were late B.P. Koirala, the first elected Prime Minister of Nepal and late David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, making Nepal the first South Asian nation to have diplomatic ties with Israel at that time. RSS

Source: Republica