Government change impossible, says Minister Rana

 Kathmandu, Apr. 25

Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba has dismissed recent rumours of a change in government. Speaking to journalists at the Tribhuvan International Airport upon her return from Bangkok, Thailand, she said, “There is no possibility of a change in government at present; such rumours may have been spread simply for entertainment.”

Responding to questions about speculation following the Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to Bangkok, Minister Rana clarified that the trip was solely for routine medical check-ups, not political meetings.

She further said that she had also read the rumours in the media and informed that President Deuba had spoken to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli by phone just yesterday, reinforcing that there is no political instability.

Foreign Minister Rana returned home on Friday after chairing the 81^st session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok. During her visit, she also presided over a special meeting concerning Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

At the forum, she represented Nepal’s position on issues of shared concern among these vulnerable nations. She noted that Nepal’s participation helped raise the country's profile in international and regional platforms and contributed to promoting national interests, read a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

On the sidelines of the event, FM Dr. Rana held a meeting with ESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, during which she praised ESCAP’s role in fostering regional and international cooperation for socio-economic development in the Asia-Pacific.

She also met with Rahab Fatima, the UN High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS, to discuss various matters of mutual interest.

Likewise, FM Rana Rana briefed UN member states, international organisations, and civil society representatives about the upcoming 'Sagarmatha Dialogue', scheduled to be held in Kathmandu in May this year. She also extended invitations for high-level participation in the event.

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 26 April 2025.