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Foreign Minister leaves for Geneva



KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba left here for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 58th High-Level Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and other high-ranking officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry saw off the Foreign Minister at the Tribhuvan International Airport today.

The high-level meeting of the UNHRC will be held from February 24 to 26. Minister Deuba is scheduled to address the high-level session on February 24.

During the visit, she will hold meetings with her counterparts from various countries, heads of UN agencies and international organisations, and other dignitaries.

The Foreign Minister will be taking initiative to garner support from the UN Member states for Nepal’s membership candidacy at UN Human Rights Council for the term of 2027 to 2029.

Dr Rana leads a Nepali delegation comprising senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the Nepali Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva.
Minister Deuba is scheduled to return home on February 28.

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