Japanese Minister arriving to observe polls

Kathmandu, Nov. 18

State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takei Shunsuke, is scheduled to visit Nepal from November 20 to 21 to observe the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly, which will be held on November 20.

The Government of Japan has supported the elections held in Nepal to date, including the dispatch of the election observation team led by Horii Iwao, former Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Japan, in 2017, the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu informed in a statement on Thursday.

State Minister Takei will be the highest dignitary to be dispatched as election observer from Japan to Nepal.

"The Government of Japan recognises the importance of the upcoming election of Nepal to be held in fair, transparent and peaceful manner, as the progress of democracy is indispensable for further development and prosperity of Nepal," read the statement.

During his stay in Nepal, Takei is also scheduled to pay courtesy calls on the high dignitaries of Nepal.

Meanwhile Nepali Embassy in Tokyo, informed in a statement that Ambassador Dr. Durga Bahadur Subedi paid a courtesy call on Takei on Friday and briefed him about his visit and engagements in Nepal.

Ambassador Dr. Subedi also expressed his confidence that the visit would contribute to further consolidating the existing Nopal-Japan bilateral relations.

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 19 November 2022.