Kathmandu: The representatives of the UAE Government’s Oumolat Security Printing Press met with Nepal’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, to discuss potential collaboration in security printing.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the meeting took place at the Ministry, where Minister Gurung provided updates on Nepal’s Security Printing Centre. He highlighted that the centre, which had been without a head for three years, now has an executive director and has initiated the printing process under his leadership. The government plans to print passports, citizenship certificates, and banknotes at the centre with a Rs 6 billion budget allocation. The printing of smart driving licenses is also underway.
The UAE Printing Press general managers expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Nepal government on printing machines. Minister Gurung expressed a positive outlook on their proposal and indicated that the government would make a decision regarding cooperation at an appropriate time.