KATHMANDU, Nov 3: The government has approved President Ram Chandra Paudel’s visit to France, Germany, and Italy.

A cabinet meeting held on Thursday endorsed the president’s visit to these three European countries from November 8 to 17.

According to the government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, President Paudel will participate in the Paris Peace Forum scheduled to be held in Paris, France. After that, he will visit Germany and Italy and return to Nepal on November 17.

The government has also given approval for the participation of a delegation led by the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, Prem Kumar Rai, in the 10th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, to be held in the Atlantic of America from November 11 to 15.

Similarly, the cabinet has approved Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, Ramesh Rijal to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting to be held in China. 

The Council of Ministers has also approved the temporary appointment of 261 positions in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development for the implementation and management of projects and programs.

The meeting also approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Nepal and the Republic of Korea on cooperation in areas such as technology transfer, commercialisation, and modernisation in the field of agriculture.

 
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