Speaker Ghimire leaves for Uzbekistan to participate in IPU Assembly

Kathmandu, April 4: A Nepali parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire has left for Uzbekistan today to attend the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the 4th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network. 

The delegation includes members of parliament Shyam Kumar Ghimire, Anjan Shakya, Suryaman Dong Tamang, Sovita Gautam, Secretary General of the Federal Parliament Padma Prasad Pandey and Secretary of the House of Representatives Harkaraj Rai.

The annual assembly of the Organization and the fourth summit of the Non-Aligned Network will be held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, from April 5 to 9. 

"Speaker Ghimire will address the meeting on "Parliamentary Action for Social Development and Justice."

Similarly, MP Shakya is scheduled to participate in the Forum of Women Parliamentarians and MP Gautam in the Forum of Young Parliamentarians, and MP Shakya is also scheduled to present her candidacy on behalf of the Asia-Pacific region in the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development.

Speaker Ghimire is scheduled to deliver a speech on "Commemorating 70 years of Bandung Spirit: Role of Parliament in Adhering to Bandung Principles" at the 4th Summit of the Parliamentary Network to be held on April 6.

The Federal Parliament Secretariat has said that there will also be 'sideline' meetings with the Speakers of various countries on the occasion. (RSS)