The Nepali delegation includes Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister Bishnu Rimal, Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Rajan Bhattarai, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to a press statement issued by the Foreign Ministry here today, the Prime Minister will address the general debate of the Summit on 26 of October. The General Debate of the 18th NAM Summit will be held on the theme of “Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of contemporary world”.
The Prime Minister will attend the official dinner to be hosted by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in honour of the heads of delegation on 25 October 2019. Prime Minister Oli will also hold bilateral meetings with the Heads of Delegations of different countries on the side-lines of the Summit.
The 18th NAM Summit will be preceded by the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting on 23-24 October and Senior Officials Meeting on 21-22 October 2019. The Summit will consider the report of the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting, review the progress achieved in the implementation of the outcomes of the 17th Summit held in 2016, and conclude with the adoption of the Baku Declaration.
It may be noted that Nepal is a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and has been actively participating in all NAM Summits since its inception. Principles of non-alignment constitute one of the basic tenets of Nepal’s foreign policy.
The Prime Minister will return from Baku in the evening of 26 October and arrive Kathmandu in the morning of 27 October 2019, adds the statement.
Kaligandaki festival to stop diversion
A festival is being organised with the objective of saving the significance of Kaligandaki river to thereby stop its diversion. The festival is being organized in order to exert pressure on the sides concerned, in protest against the plan to divert the Kaligandaki river water to Tinau.
The Rambha rural municipality of Palpa is organising the festival on the occasion of Haribodhini Ekadashi festival to fall on November 8. The festival is being organised for the protection of Kaligandaki, highlighting the religious significance of Salikgram and protecting religion and culture, said the rural municipality Chair Bishnu Prasad Bhandari. A national bhajan competition will also be organised on the occasion.
The municipality has allocated Rs. 200,000 for the festival to be held in Uttarbahini area of ward no. 1 of. The plan is to divert the Kaligandaki from Ramdi on the border of Palpa and Syangja districts.
It may be noted that the federal government is presently working on a Detail Project Report to run the Kaligandai-Tinau Multi-purpose Diversion Project. However, the local governments are protesting against it. A struggle committee has also been formed representing the three districts to be affected by the project inclujding Palpa, Syangja and Tanahu.
Kaligandaki festival to stop diversion
A festival is being organised with the objective of saving the significance of Kaligandaki river to thereby stop its diversion. The festival is being organized in order to exert pressure on the sides concerned, in protest against the plan to divert the Kaligandaki river water to Tinau.
The Rambha rural municipality of Palpa is organising the festival on the occasion of Haribodhini Ekadashi festival to fall on November 8. The festival is being organised for the protection of Kaligandaki, highlighting the religious significance of Salikgram and protecting religion and culture, said the rural municipality Chair Bishnu Prasad Bhandari. A national bhajan competition will also be organised on the occasion.
The municipality has allocated Rs. 200,000 for the festival to be held in Uttarbahini area of ward no. 1 of. The plan is to divert the Kaligandaki from Ramdi on the border of Palpa and Syangja districts.
It may be noted that the federal government is presently working on a Detail Project Report to run the Kaligandai-Tinau Multi-purpose Diversion Project. However, the local governments are protesting against it. A struggle committee has also been formed representing the three districts to be affected by the project inclujding Palpa, Syangja and Tanahu.
President Bhandari leaving for Japan
Special Correspondent Shyam Rimal
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is leaving here for Japan this morning, upon completion of a five-day State visit of Myanmar at the friendly invitation of the President of Myanmar U Win Myint.
The Nepali delegation led by the President will fly via Bangkok, Thailand on a Thai Airways flight to reach Japan later tonight.
President Bhandari and the Nepali delegation will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and return home on October 23.
President's Myanmar visit concludes
Special Correspondent Shyam Rimal
The five-day State visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has concluded. At the friendly invitation of the President of Myanmar U Win Myint, President Bhandari had arrived here on October 16.
President Bhandari will leave here today for Japan for a three-day visit. She is accompanied by Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi, Secretary at the Office of the President Dr Hari Paudel, Chief Personal Secretary of the President Dr Bhesh Raj Adhikari and senior officials of the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The President's delegation is scheduled to attend the coronation ceremony of the Japanese Emperor to be held in Tokyo on October 22 and return home on the 23rd.
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