Kathmandu, Sept. 16
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Prachanda has left for New York, United States of America on Saturday evening
to participate in the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations.
Speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Federal Parliament, Devraj Ghimire, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Defense, Purna Bahadur Khadka, DPM and Home Minister
Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, other
ministers, chiefs of diplomatic missions in Kathmandu and high government
officials reached the Tribhuvan International Airport to see off the Prime
Minister.
Prime Minister Prachanda is
leading a Nepali delegation to the UNGA. His team will stay in New York until
September 21. The Nepali delegation will include Foreign Minister NP Saud,
Prime Minister's chief political advisor, national security advisor, Chief
Secretary Dr. Baikuntha Aryal, Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal, other
high-ranking government officials, Nepal's ambassadors to the USA and the
United Nations, as well as members of the media.
FM Saud had already left for the
UNGA on Tuesday, September 12.
The UNGA commenced on September 5
and will feature its high-level segment from the 18 to the 26 of this month.
Dennis Francis from Trinidad and Tobago will preside over the UNGA.
The high-level panel discussions
will revolve around the theme 'Rebuilding trust and reigniting global
solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable
Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for
all.' PM Prachanda is scheduled to address the event.
In addition to his participation
in various UNGA high-level programmes such as the 'Sustainable Development
Goals Summit' and 'Climate Ambition Summit,' Prime Minister Prachanda will also
engage in meetings with heads of state, government leaders, and delegations
from friendly countries on the sidelines of the UNGA.
He is also expected to attend a
dinner hosted by the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
Nepal, in its capacity as the
Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries, will
conduct meetings of the assembly, as it transitions from a least developed
country. Furthermore, Nepal will actively participate in annual meetings such
as the G-77 and China and those involving Landlocked Developing Countries
(LLDCs), among others.
Following his involvement in the
high-level sessions of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prime
Minister Prachanda will embark on an official visit to China on September 22.
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