PM heads for Jakarta
Prime Minister Sushil
Koirala has left for Indonesian capital Jakarta today leading a Nepali
delegation to participate in the conference of Asian and African countries.
Prior to his departure, the PM was seen off at Tribhuwan International Airport
by CA Chair Subash Nemwang, Home Minister Bamdev Gautam, Forest Minister Mahesh
Acharya and secretaries of various ministries. Also accompanying the prime
minister for the conference to be held in the Indonesian city Bandung on April
22 and 23 is a team comprising his advisor of foreign affairs Dinesh Bhattarai,
security personnel and assistants of the Secretariat. The conference of this
year is being held behind the slogan: 'Strengthening South-South Cooperation to
Promote Global Peace and Prosperity'. The 60th commemoration of the Asia-Africa
Conference will however be held on April 24 also in Bandung. Nepal has been
taking part in the Asia- Africa Conference since its first inception in 1955.
Nepal has also been embracing the Declaration of the conference pertaining to
Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence (Panchasheel) and Non-Aligned
Movement.