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PM to meet Indian, Chinese govt heads during NAM

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KATHMANDU, July 6: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will be meeting with the heads of state of the neighboring countries including India and China on the sidelines of the summit meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Egypt. The prime minister will leave for Egypt on July 14 while the meeting is scheduled for July 15-16.



He will hold separate meetings with the head of states of the neighboring countries, including India and China, which holds an observer status in NAM, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.



"We have already requested the heads of state of neighboring countries for meetings on the sideline of the summit," Dr Madan Bhattarai, the spokesperson of MoFA told myrepublica.com, adding, "The formal list will be finalized soon."



Besides, the prime minister may also hold separate talks with heads of other countries during the summit.



The 15th NAM Summit will be attended by the heads of member states from July 15-16 at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. NAM unites 119 states on principles of non-participation in military blocks. Movement was officially created by 25 states at Belgrade conference in September 1961. Status of observers is held by 16 countries including the United States and China. Same status is held by the UN, African Union, League of Arabic States and Organization of Islamic Conference.



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