NRN Europe Regional meeting in Belgium

A joint meeting of the International Coordination Council (ICC) and National Coordination Councils (NCCs) of the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) in the European Region is to kick off at Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday.

According to the organisers, participants are expected from 20 European countries including Austria, Belarus, Russia, France, Germany, Ukraine and UK. Nepali envoys in Berlin, Geneva, Paris, Moscow, Brussels, Kopenhagen and London have also been invited as special guests for the meeting.

According to the organisers, the main aim of the meeting is to deliberate on progress and prospect of the NRN movement including constitutional and sustainability issues as well as networking and welfare of NRNs in the European countries.

The meeting is to be followed by Public Interaction Programme to be chaired by Yubaraj Gurung, President of NCC Belgium. Advisor to the NRNA Prof Surya Subedi is to make presentation on the theme "Role of NRNs in post-conflict reconstruction of Nepal."

"Nearly half of the NCCs of the NRNA are from Europe. So, we hope this meeting will be quite crucial to assess our past achievements and chart a course for the future," said Chiranjibi Dhakal, Regional Coordinator of the NRNA ICC.

The first European meeting of the ICC and NCCs of the NRNA was held in London last year. nepalnews.com July 25 08