KATHMANDU: Nepal is not participating in the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), which is held every year in Hunan Province of China.

The BFA is scheduled to begin from Tuesday this year.

Nepal is not going to participate in Boao Summit this time since it was not invited by China this time.

“Nepal is not prepared for Boao Summit this year,” said Shanker Das Bairagi, secretary at the ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Former Nepali monarchs used to take part in the summit at the invitation of Chinese government. China stopped sending invitation following the People’s Movement in 2006.

However, it resumed invitation to Nepal after Sushil Koirala took charge as the prime minister.

The BFA is a non-profit organization that hosts high-level forums for leaders from governments, business and academia in Asia to share their views on the burning issues in this continent.