Kathmandu, Nov. 6: Speaker Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal called on President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas on Friday, holding discussions on the upcoming parliamentary session and ways to ensure the regular and effective functioning of Parliament.
According to the Speaker’s Secretariat, the two discussed the need to convene the next session of Parliament and strengthen parliamentary proceedings through regular debates and discussions.
During the meeting, President Paudel said that greater debate and discussion in Parliament would further strengthen democracy and democratic practices. He also enquired about the government’s performance.
Speaker Aryal informed the President that consultations with political parties had been held regarding the effective functioning of Parliament and that various suggestions had been received during the discussions.
Aryal also briefed President Paudel on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, which is scheduled to be hosted by Nepal’s Federal Parliament.
Similarly, he informed the President about the emergency resolution on climate-related disasters presented by Nepal at the 153rd IPU Assembly, which was endorsed by more than two-thirds of the votes.
The Speaker also shared plans to organise a joint meeting and discussion involving the Speakers, Deputy Speakers and other office-bearers of the provincial assemblies from all seven provinces, according to the secretariat.
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