Kathmandu, Sept. 18
Leading a Nepali
delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) being held at the UN Headquarters in New York Prime Minister K
P Sharma Oli is leaving for the USA on Friday, September 20.
According to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Nepal, the prime minister has a busy schedule
while in New York including events at the UNGA, universities and sidelines of
the General Assembly.
Prime Minister Oli will
address the United Nations General Assembly on September 26. The theme for the
79th UNGA General Debate is 'Leaving No One Behind: Acting together
for the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and human dignity for
present and future generations', informed the MoFA.
The Prime Minister will
attend the opening session of the General Debate of the 79th UNGA on
September 24 and the reception being hosted by the President of the United
States, Joseph Biden, Jr. on September 25.
While in New York, Prime
Minister Oli will also address the Summit of the Future as the Chair of the
Global Coordination Bureau of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). He will also
address the High-Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing the Existential Threats
Posed by Sea-Level Rise, and the High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR), among others, informed the MoFA.
Likewise, PM Oli will
deliver a keynote address on 'Nepal’s Journey to Democracy and Economic
Prosperity' at Columbia University on September 23. In addition, he will also
speak at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University, on 'Nepal’s
Perspective: From Transitional Justice to Climate Justice' on September 27.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister
Oli will have a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Antonio Guterres and is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings in the margins of
the UNGA.
The Prime Minister will
be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr.
Arzu Rana Deuba, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister Bishnu Prasad Rimal,
Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other senior officials of the government.
PM Oli will return to Kathmandu on September 30.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 19 September 2024.
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