RPP leader Dr Joshi elected Vice President of Asia Pacific Democratic Union

Kathmandu, Nov 12: Leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Dr Geetabhakta Joshi has been elected as the Vice President of Asia Pacific Democratic Union, an international organization of conservative parties.     

Joshi, a member of RPP's executive committee, was elected as the vice president at the recently held conference in Australia, according to Mohan Kumar Shrestha, spokesperson and head of the publicity department of the party.     

According to him, the conference elected New Zealand's Defense Minister Judith Collins as the president and Josh Manuatu, the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, as the general secretary. RPP is the only Nepali party represented in the Union, which has political parties from 16 different countries in the Asia Pacific region.(RSS)