Kathmandu, July 28
Assistant Secretary for South and Central
Asian Affairs of the United States of America, Donald Lu, arrived in Nepal on
Thursday for a two-day visit.
The Embassy of the USA in Nepal said in a
statement that the trip is a part of regularly scheduled visit to the region.
He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sher
Bahadur Deuba and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka, according to
a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
While in Kathmandu, Lu will hand over the
US Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence to Purnaa – a US
manufacturing company in Nepal- that promotes ethical manufacturing by
empowering traditionally marginalised people and survivors of exploitation,
said the embassy.
He will also meet with business, civil
society and government leaders.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 29 July 2022.
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