Kathmandu, Oct. 16
Narayan Prasad Dahal, Chairman
of the National Assembly of Nepal who is leading the Nepali delegation to the
149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) being held in
Geneva of Switzerland held sidelines bilateral meetings with the President of
the National Council of Switzerland, and the leaders of parliamentary delegations
from India, China, Thailand and the Philippines on Tuesday.
In the meeting with Eric
Nussbaumer, President of the National Council of Swiss Confederation, the two
leaders expressed commitment to enhancing inter-parliamentary exchanges and cooperation
in areas of climate change, mountain conservation and disaster risk reduction, strengthening
federalism, and the Swiss development cooperation in Nepal including in the peace
process, informed the Permanent Mission of Nepal in Geneva.
Likewise, the discussion with the
leader of the Indian delegation, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was focused on
promoting cooperation in the bilateral, regional and multilateral fronts to
strengthen democratic institutions.
During the bilateral meeting
with Mongkol Surasajita, President of the Senate of Thailand, Dahal emphasised
the historical and cultural ties between Nepal and Thailand deeply rooted in
the ideals of Buddhism. The two leaders discussed about enhancing parliamentary
exchanges and cooperation to promote peace, democracy and development, read the
statement.
The Chairperson also held a
bilateral meeting with Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Speaker of the House of
Representative of the Republic of the Philippines and discussed about promoting
inter-parliamentary cooperation to promote peace, democracy and development in
the world.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 October 2024.
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