Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep
Kumar Gyawali is leaving for Geneva on Friday leading a Nepali delegation to
the High-Level Segment of the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights
Council to be held from 24 February 2020.
He is scheduled to address the High-Level
Segment of the Council on 25 February, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MoFA) in a statement on Thursday.
The Foreign Minister will interact
with the diplomatic community in Geneva in a reception being hosted in his
honour by Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Office in
Geneva Mani Prasad Bhattarai.
While in Geneva, Gyawali will
have a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. On the sidelines
of the session, he will also have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from
various countries.
Nepali delegation comprises of
the senior officials from the Prime Minister's Office, MoFA and the Permanent
Representative and other officials from the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the
United Nations in Geneva.
The Foreign Minister will return
home on 28 February 2020.
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