FM Dr. Deuba reaches New York

 Kathmandu, Sept. 22

Concluding her 4-day visit to Canada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba departed from Toronto Canada on Saturday evening to New York, the United States of America, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Ottawa.

She is scheduled to participate in the 76^th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. She will stay there till September 30.

FM Dr. Deuba is scheduled to address the Summit of Future and a programme at the Harvard Club New York on Sunday. On Tuesday, September 24, she will attend the opening of the general debate and other programmes at the UNGA, the MoFA informed.

FM Dr. Deuba is also scheduled to participate in the Socialist International Presidium meeting, Ministerial Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of Mediation and the LDC Ministerial meeting as well.

The Foreign Minister was leading the Nepali delegation to the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting hosted by Canada on 19-20 September. 

Speaking at the meeting, FM Dr. Deuba suggested building a strong coalition at local, national and global levels to ensure women's dignified position in the world. The Embassy also informed that she presented the success of Nepal in enhancing political participation and inclusion of Nepali women after the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015 when the country was also ushered into a federal governance system.

Likewise, she stated that the developed countries and their leaders could play an important role in securing technological and financial support to developing countries to bridge the 'digital divide' and promote social betterment.

On the sidelines of the meeting, FM Dr. Deuba held a bilateral meeting with her Romanian counterpart Luminita-Teodora Odobescu.  She also met with the Nepali entrepreneurs based in the city and discussed the possibility of promoting the export of Nepali agricultural products to Canada, and matters related to the Nepali diaspora there. FM Dr. Deuba also held a meeting with the representatives of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) and other community leaders.

Ambassador of Nepal to Canada Bharat Raj Paudyal, officials of the Embassy, and senior officials from the Government of Canada bade farewell to FM Dr. Deuba and her delegation at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 23 September 2024.