Kathmandu, Oct 29: President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to leave for Doha, Qatar on November 3 to attend the 2nd World Summit for Social Development. The international event is taking place in Doha from November 4 to 6.
President Paudel is visiting Qatar at the invitation of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The President is leading a 12-member Nepali delegation to the Summit, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The Head of the State will return home on November 6. The Summit, which is being conducted as per UN General Assembly’s decision, is believed to be a significant event for the UN member states. The Summit is taking place in 30 years’ gap.
President Paudel and the Qatari Emir are scheduled to hold a meeting during the Summit.
Earlier, the first such event was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995.
The global conference would hold discussions on the pressing issues of hour like unequal development, demographic imbalance and technological impact in society. A common resolution would be made in the event for the collaboration and cooperation on social development.
