Kathmandu, Dec 6 : Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Defense Purna Bahadur Khadka expressed Nepal's
commitment for playing effective role in global peacekeeping in cahoots with
the United Nations.
Deputy Prime Minister Khadka
pledged this in course of the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial hosted by
the UN in Accra, Ghana.
On the occasion, DPM Khadka was
paid a courtesy call on by Under Secretary General for UN Operational Support,
Atul Khare on Tuesday. During the visit, Deputy Secretary General Khare lauded
Nepal's crucial contributions to the internal peacekeeping efforts, shared
DPM's private secretariat.
Saying that Nepal has a commitment
to the UN Environment Policy, DPM Khadka shared the task of developing Birendra
Peace Operations Training Center (BPOTC) as the first carbon neutral training
center.
He expressed gratefulness to the UN
for its support to that end.
Also on the occasion, Deputy
Secretary General of the UN Peace Operation Jean Pierre Lacroix also paid a
call on DPM Khadka. On the same occasion, Lacroix expressed his confidence that
Nepal would receive further opportunities at higher level in the peacekeeping
mission and UN headquarters in recognition of the contributions of Nepal.
Recalling the UN Secretary
General's recent visit to Nepal, DPM Khadka said Nepal was serious to the
imminent challenges of melting iceberg and has emphatically raised the issue in
the COP-28 underway in Dubai.
Also on the occasion, Ghana's
Minister for Defense Dominic Nitiwul paid a courtesy call on DPM Khadka. The
Minister appreciated Nepal's high-level participation in the ministerial
conference. (RSS)