KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Chairperson of the National Assembly (NA) Narayan Prasad Dahal held bilateral meetings with the president of the National Council of Switzerland, and the leaders of parliamentary delegations from India, China, Thailand, and the Philippines on the sidelines of the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Dahal is currently in Geneva, leading the Nepali delegation to the IPU’s 149th Assembly.
Dahal held a bilateral meeting with Eric Nussbaumer, president of the National Council of Swiss Confederation. The two leaders expressed commitment to enhancing inter-parliamentary exchanges and cooperation in the areas of climate change, mountain conservation and disaster risk reduction, strengthening federalism, and the Swiss development cooperation in Nepal including in the peace process, the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva said in a press release.
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Later in the evening, Chairman Dahal held a bilateral meeting with the leader of the Indian delegation, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The discussions focused on promoting cooperation in the bilateral, regional and multilateral fronts to strengthen democratic institutions.
Earlier today, the National Assembly chairman held a bilateral meeting with the leader of the Chinese delegation Mr Tian Xuejun. The two sides discussed the need for parliamentary exchanges and cooperation to address the common challenges such as climate change, inequality and digital divide while contributing to promoting peace and stability.
During the bilateral meeting with Mongkol Surasajita, president of the Senate of Thailand, Dahal emphasized the historical and cultural ties between Nepal and Thailand deep rooted in the ideals of Buddhism. The two leaders discussed enhancing parliamentary exchanges and cooperation to promote peace, democracy and development.
The chairperson of the National Assembly of Nepal also held a bilateral meeting with Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, speaker of the House of Representative of the Republic of the Philippines and discussed promoting inter-parliamentary cooperation to promote peace, democracy and development in the world.
