Editing Kathmandu (section)

== International relations and organizations ==
[[File:SAARC Secretariat at Kathmandu.JPG|thumb|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] Secretariat in Kathmandu]]
Kathmandu established an International Relations Secretariat in order to promote international relations. The city's first international relationship was established in 1975 with the city of [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], Oregon, United States; this was further enhanced by establishing formal relationships with 15 other cities:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=National/International Relations of Kathmandu Metropolitan City |url=https://kathmandu.gov.np/kmc-relation/?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Kathmandu Metropolitan City Official Site |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115184742/https://kathmandu.gov.np/kmc-relation/?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] (Japan), [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] (United States), [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] (United States), [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] (United States), [[Yangon]] (formerly Rangoon, Myanmar), [[Xi'an]] (China), [[Shenzhen]] (China), [[Chengdu]] (China), [[Lhasa (city)|Lhasa]] (China), [[Nanjing]] (China), [[Lanzhou]] (China),  [[Minsk]] (Belarus), [[Varanasi]] (India), [[Seoul]] (South Korea) and [[Pyongyang]] (North Korea). 

Kathmandu's constant endeavour is to enhance its interaction with other South Asian countries, other international agencies and many other major cities of the world to achieve better urban management and developmental programs for Kathmandu.<ref name="relations">{{cite web |url=http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/pdf/27IRelation.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190345/http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/pdf/27IRelation.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2011 |title=Outline of International Relations of Kathmandu Metropolitan City |access-date=20 December 2009 |publisher=Katamandu Metropolitan City, Government of Nepal}}</ref> Kathmandu is home to several international and regional organizations, including the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] (SAARC) and the [[International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development]] (ICIMOD).

===Twin towns – sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia#Nepal|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Nepal}}
Kathmandu is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=KMC International Relationship With Sister Cities |url=https://www.kathmandu.gov.np/en/content/kmc-international-relationship-sister-cities |website=kathmandu.gov.np |publisher=Kathmandu Metropolitan City |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112200020/https://www.kathmandu.gov.np/en/content/kmc-international-relationship-sister-cities |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], United States
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], United States
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], United States
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], United States
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lhasa (city)|Lhasa]], China
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen]], China
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chengdu]], China
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lanzhou]], China
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xi'an]], China
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Nanjing]], China
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]], Japan
* {{flagicon|ROK}} [[Seoul]], South Korea
* {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang]], North Korea
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Varanasi]], India
* {{flagicon|MMR}} [[Yangon]], Myanmar
* {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Minsk]], Belarus

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====Proposed sister cities====
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand<ref name=twins/>