Kathmandu, June 28
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for
Department of Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid
a courtesy call to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Wednesday.
The meeting focused on Nepal-UN
partnership, including Nepal's contribution to UN peacekeeping, the Prime
Minister's Office tweeted.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Lacroix called on Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Purna Bahadur Khadka where the latter
expressed Nepal's commitment to UN peacekeeping operations and said that the
country could send up to 10,000 peacekeepers when needed.
Likewise, the Under Secretary-General
appreciated Nepal's role in international peacekeeping missions.
Under Secretary-General, Lacroix is in
Nepal on a four-day official visit. He was received by the officials of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nepali Army at the Tribhuvan International
Airport on Tuesday.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 29 June 2023.
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