HE Mr Gajendra Kumar Thakur, Secretary of Nepal’s Ministry of Science and Technology, and Mr Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, have signed Nepal’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2016 - 2021 on 29 February, 2016. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Nepal Signs a Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2016-2021
HE Mr Gajendra Kumar Thakur, Secretary of Nepal’s Ministry of Science and Technology, and Mr Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, have signed Nepal’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2016 - 2021 on 29 February, 2016.

Nepal has been an IAEA Member State since 2008. Its 2016-2021 CPF identifies six priority areas:
- Regulatory Infrastructure and Radiation Safety
- Human Health
- Water and Environment
- Food and Agriculture
- Industrial Applications
- Nuclear Safety and Security

Mr Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, and HE Mr Gajendra Kumar Thakur, Secretary of Nepal’s Ministry of Science and Technology, signing Nepal’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2016 - 2021 on 29 February, 2016.