President Paudel visits Qatar

President Ramchandra Paudel has reached Doha, the capital of Qatar, to atttend the Second World Summit for Social Development being held from November 4 to 6.

The President is leading a 12-member Nepali delegation to the Summit at the invitation of Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. President Paudel is scheduled to address the Plenary Meetings and the High-Level Roundtable of the Summit on November 4.

The President is scheduled to hold meetings with the UN Secretary General and the Amir of Qatar, it is said. On the sidelines of the Summit, the President will also meet some world leaders attending the event.

At a news briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Secretary Rai had said the Summit would make a shared commitment on cooperation and assistance for social development.

The Summit is also expected to hold intensive discussions on development inequalities in the world, demographic imbalances and the impacts of technology on the society.

The First World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1995. The current Second Summit is taking place after 30 years. 

President Paudel is accompanied by his spouse Sabita Paudel, the Secretary of the President’s Office, and other senior officials of the Government of Nepal.

The President and the delegation will return home on November 6.