According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday, the ministerial meeting is being organized in the context of Asian-African Summit to be held on April 22-23 in Jakarta.
The ministerial meeting will be preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting on 19 April in which officiating foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi will participate. While in Jakarta, Bairagi will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the neighboring and other friendly countries.
The Asian-African Summit will be followed by the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference of 1955 (Bandung Conference) and the 10th Anniversary of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership which will be held on April 24 in Bandung, Indonesia.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala will lead a Nepali delegation to participate in the summit as well as in the commemoration event being held in Bandung. The Summit as well as the commemoration event is being held under the theme of "Strengthening South-South Cooperation to Promote World Peace and Security", according to MoFA
Minister Pandey will join Prime Minister Koirala and will attend the Summit and commemorative event in Bandung as a member of the Nepali delegation after the conclusion of the Ministerial Meeting. He is scheduled to return to Nepal on 26 April 2015.
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