By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Oct. 23: Prime Minister K. P Sharma Oli is leaving for Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan on Thursday to participate in the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being held there on October 25-26.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the general debate of the Summit on October 26.
The theme of the 18th NAM meeting’s General Debate is “Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of contemporary world”.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nepali delegation includes Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, the Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor Bishnu Rimal, Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said that it was essential to is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with the Heads of Delegations of different countries on the side-lines of the Summit, the statement read.
The 18th NAM Summit will be preceded by the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting on October 23-24 and Senior Officials Meeting on October 21-22.
The Summit will consider the report of the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting, review the progress achieved in the implementation of the outcomes of the 17th Summit held in 2016, and conclude with the adoption of the Baku Declaration.
The Prime Minister will return from Baku in October 26 evening and arrive in Kathmandu on October 27.