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i these ties have been greatly strengthened, and - press release 238 dated May 8 I am happy to join with all Japanese and Americans who this year are celebrating the hun- dredth anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and — : Commerce between Japan and the United States. This is a fitting time to review the many ways in which our two countries have profited during their long relationship. "Tn the early stages of the Meiji era, when Ja- pan opened its doors to the West, we established firm economic and cultural ties. In recent years f * if ? today Japan-and-the-United_States are working together in a close partnership that serves not only the enlightened self-interest of both coun- tries but also the cause of peace, justice, and - progress. = In this centennial year we recalk the many. valuable contributions each country has made to the other. And we look forward to an even warmer friendship and closer relations as we enter the second century of our relations. United States and Nepal Affirm Mutual Desire To Work for World Order Based on International Justice His Majesty Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal, and Her Majesty Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Shah, Queen of Nepal, made an official . wisit to the United States from April 25 to May 18 at the invitation of President Eisenhower? Following are the texts of a joint communique re- leased at Washington April 28 and King Mahen- dra’s address before a joint session of Congress on that same day, together with an exchange of greetings between President Eisenhower and the King at Washington National Airport on April 27, an exchange of toasts at a state dinner at the White House that evening, and a list of the mem bers of the official party. JOINT COMMUNIQUE, APRIL 28 ‘White House press release dated April 28 . The President of the United States and His Majesty Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal, today held a friendly and fruitful dis- cussion on various matters of mutual interest. King Mahendra, who is visiting the United ‘Their Majesties were in Washington, D.C., April 27- 30. Upon completion of the official portion of the visit, they continued their tour of the United States informally until their departure from New York City on Junel. . May 23, 1960 _ welfare of mankind. . oe ORD PRET SOC TE States upon the invitation of the President, has also addressed a joint session of the United States Congress. At the conclusion of his Washington stay on April 30, King Mahendra will begin a twelve-day coast-to-coast tour of the United States, during which he will meet with various civic, cultural, and business leaders. The President expressed great admiration for the steps which have been taken under the leader- ship of King Mahendra to foster the growth of democracy in Nepal, as exemplified by the pro- mulgation of a constitution by the King and by the holding of general eléctions in 1959 under the provisions of that constitution. In their review of the world situation, the President and King Mahendra expressed their mutual concern with the vital problem of achiev- ing lasting peace and establishing world order based on international justice. They their determination to work toward those goals, the achievement of which will contribute im- mensely to the general progress, prosperity, and The President and King Mahendra agreed that the American people and the Nepalese people have in common the virtues of tolerance, charity, and benevolence, which virtues should serve as the ‘basis of relations between all nations, The 827 See eae