PM Dahal meets with UNSG, other leaders
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting Saturday with Secretary
General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New
York.
During the meeting, Ban Ki-moon congratulated the PM for the historic
political transformation and achievements in peace and democracy that has
taken place in Nepal. In reply, PM Dahal expressed his thanks to the
Secretary General for his continuous support in the peace process of Nepal
and for his positive reference about Nepal in his report to the General
Assembly.
According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, the UN
Secretary General assured of the United Nations' continued support in the
days ahead and expressed his readiness to assist in the socio-economic
development in Nepal. The Secretary General also appreciated Nepal's
continued participation in the UN peacekeeping operations while the PM
reiterated Nepal's commitment to continue providing troops to UN
peacekeeping missions at the call of the UN.
At the meeting, PM Dahal expressed his commitment to move ahead in the
spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord and to all the agreements reached
to bring the peace process to a logical conclusion.
PM Dahal also extended an invitation to visit Nepal to which Ban Ki-moon
assured that he would visit Nepal soon.
Permanent Representative Madhu Raman Acharya, Chief Secretary Dr. Bhoj Raj
Ghimire, Principal Private Secretary to the PM Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnet,
Foreign Secretary Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya, and Mr. Hira Bahadur Thapa,
Advisor to the PM, were present at the meeting.
Additionally, the PM also held meetings with President of Pakistan Asif
Ali Zardari and deputy Prime Minister and leader of delegation of Vietnam
Pham Ghia Khiem. Matters of bilateral and mutual interest were discussed
with the Pakistani president while means and ways of expanding
bilateral relations was discussed with the Vietnamese DPM.
PM Dahal also attended an interaction programme organized by the Nepali
community organizations based in New York, according to the Permanent
Mission of Nepal to the United Nations. nepalnews.com dr Sep 28 08
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