Deputy
Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Kenneth Eliasson Saturday (30th April) called on
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa at the
latter’s office.
They
exchanged views on matters relating to the devastation caused by the
earthquake, the reconstruction works, the forthcoming World Humanitarian Summit
as well as the political development in Nepal, informed the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MoFA) in a press statement.
Referring
to the high magnitude of disaster that Nepal confronted last year, Eliasson
spoke about the strong and positive reaction from the international community
in support of Nepal.
He
appreciated Nepal's consistent contribution made by Nepal to the UN peace
keeping operations and praised Nepal's ongoing efforts to integrate the
Sustainable Develoopment Goals (SDGs) into national plan.
The
Deputy Secretary-General highlighted the significance of the forthcoming World
Humanitarian Summit, as the world continues to confront both manmade and
natural disasters.
He
inquired about Nepal’s participation in the Summit, and expressed that the lessons
learned by Nepal would be of great significance to many countries.
DPM
Thapa updated Eliasson on the reconstruction works being undertaken by the
government. He stated that although the process of reconstruction was delayed
for some time, it has now been gaining momentum.
"The
DPM briefed him about the highly representative and broad-based constitution
making process, inclusiveness as well as the progressive nature of the
constitution and inform him about the ongoing efforts of the Government to address
the remaining issues in the spirit of accommodation and compromise within the
framework of the constitution," read the statement.
Eliasson
arrived Kathmandu Saturday on a 3-day visit. He is scheduled to call on
President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
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