Foreign Minister Dr Rana leaves Berlin for New Delhi

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec 18: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba left Berlin, Germany, for New Delhi, India, today afternoon.

The Minister was on a visit to Germany to participate in the 2024 Conference of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC), following her sojourn of Brussels, Belgium; The Hague, Netherlands; and Luxembourg. 

On 17 December the Minister attended the said conference where she spoke at the panel on ‘Pathways to LGBTQI+ Inclusion in National Laws and Policies’. During the session, she shared views on the inclusion and human rights of minority groups, particularly LGBTQI+ persons in Nepal. She also highlighted the relevant national provisions and their impact on the LGBTIQ+ community, discussing how these developments might inspire other countries, according to the press release issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Berlin.

Also at the same Conference, Dr. Rana delivered key remarks during the session on  "LGBTQI+ in Feminist Foreign Policy", and highlighted the significant challenges faced by LGBTQI+ individuals globally, including violence, harassment, and systemic inequality. Furthermore, she emphasized the urgent need for a paradigm shift in policies, stressing that feminist foreign policy held transformative potential.

Foreign Minister Dr Rana and her delegation visited the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam, Germany on December 16. During the visit, she had a meeting with Prof. Dr. Niels Hovius, Head of Geomorphology and Dr. Ludwig Stronik, Head of Projects and International Affairs and discussed on nationwide landslide warning system for geotechnical emergencies and risk reduction in Nepal. Additionally, both sides reviewed the progress on the Early Warning System for Multi-Hazards and Extreme Floods.

During her stay in Germany, the Foreign Minister visited the property of the Government of Nepal (Chancery and Embassy Building) in Bonn, had an interaction with the Nepali diaspora, and attended the reception held on 15 December 2024 by Dr. Shail Rupakheti, the Ambassador-Designate of Nepal to the Federal Republic of Germany, according to the press release.