- बुधबार, १२ वैशाख, २०८१
Kathmandu, Jan.5: Angela Kane, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, arrived here late night yesterday on a weeklong visit to Nepal.
During her stay in Nepal, the UN Under-Secretary-General is scheduled to hold separate meetings with Chairman of Council of Ministers and Minister for Defense Khil Raj Regmi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Madhav Prasad Ghimire, according to Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Deepak Dhital.
During the meetings with UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Nepal is expected to focus on the mass destruction of weapons including atomic, nuclear, chemical and biological as well as transferring the millions of rupees being invested in military expenses to poverty alleviation and development areas, according to Spokesperson Dhital.
Nepal, a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty will present its views about peace, education and for the effective functioning of United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament (UNRCPD) in Asia and the Pacific based in Kathmandu. RSS
