New York, Sept 21 (RSS): Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has arrived in New York at 9.30 am (US time) today in course of attending the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Prime Minister Deuba was received by Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, senior officials of the permanent mission and Consulate-General of Nepal at the John F Kennedy Airport at New York.
The High Level Segment of the UNGA has begun on 19 September with the theme of ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Prime Minister Deuba is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September. The Prime Minister will hold bilateral meeting with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the same day.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, the Prime Minister will have bilateral meetings with the President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani; President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena; Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 21 September.
On the same day, the Prime Minister will address the Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum, shared Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jhalak Raj Poudel.
Prime Minister Deuba will have a bilateral meeting with the President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid on 22 September.
The Prime Minister will then address and give directions to the Americas-based Heads of Nepali Diplomatic Missions.
The Prime Minister will attend the National Day reception to be hosted by the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York on 22nd of September as the Chief Guest. Similarly, the Prime Minister will attend the National Day programme being organized by the Consulate General of Nepal in New York on 23 September.
The international visit of Prime Minister Deuba is taken meaningful especially in the context when his government was successful in conducting all rounds of the local levels by bringing all political parties to consensus in the country.
Likewise, the Prime Minister’s visit is also taken to be significant when Nepal has geared up preparations for elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies after announcing the polls date and there was no Prime Minster level address to the 70th and 71st Sessions of the UNGA.
Nepal has been regularly participating in the General Assembly since she obtained UN membership in 1955.
BP Koirala was the first-ever Prime Minister of Nepal to address the UNGA in 1960.
Prime Minster Deuba will be the 10th Nepali leader to address the UNGA.
Prime Minster Deuba is accompanied by DPM and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Asha Koirala; Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Dinesh Bhattarai; Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi; Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattarai and other senior officials of the Government of Nepal in the event.
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