The race to become Nepal’s prime minister ended at the beginning of this month. But Nepal is bracing for another contest later this week. Unless one candidate withdraws as a last-minute compromise, Nepal’s Kul Chandra Gautam is heading for a direct fight with Qatar’s Nasir Abdul Aziz al-Nasser on February 25. That is the date More...

KATHMANDU, FEB 15 – Nepal has officially made a request to Qatar to give up its presidential candidacy for the 66th UN General Assembly (PGA 2011-12). However, both countries are adamant on the PGA post and they have agreed to continue bilateral consultations in this respect in the coming days. In meetings with visiting Sate More...

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Special envoy to the Qatari Prime Minister Dr Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, who met Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal on Tuesday evening, said his country would not link the ongoing race for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) presidency to any future economic cooperation to Nepal. Al-Attiyah conveyed this message to the prime minister More...

KATHMANDU: Nepal and Qatar’s efforts to persuade each other to drop candidacy for the UN General Assembly presidency have reached nowhere and as of now both the countries’ candidacy remains intact. Nepal and Qatar are vying for the top UN post from the Asia region. Nepal and Qatar have filed their candidature for the 66th More...

नारद गौतम काठमाडौँ, कात्तिक १६ गते । संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घ (यूएन)को ६६औँ महासभाको अध्यक्ष पदमा ‘अबको पालो नेपालको’ भन्ने अभियानका साथ नेपालले प्रस्तुत गरेको उम्मेदवारीप्रति यूएनका सदस्य राष्ट्रहरूबाट सकारात्मक जवाफ आएको छ । यूएनमा नेपाल ५५ वर्षदेखि सदस्य रहँदै आएको भए पनि नेतृत्वमा नपुगेको हुनाले यसपटक नेपालका लागि अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सहमुदायले पनि सहयोग गर्ने वचन दिएको जानकारी More...

By Rajesh Dahal Kathmandu, Nov. 2 – Nepal has initiated an advocacy campaign in support of Kul Chandra Gautam as its candidate for the Presidency of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA, 2011-12) from member states of the United Nations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs began the advocacy with the slogan More...

NEW YORK: Nepal has increased its lobbying for Kul Chandra Gautam’s candidacy for the president of UN General Assembly next year. Gautam is against the Qatari ambassador to the UN who has himself launched a spirited campaign for the post. Nepal is promoting Gautam through formal and informal gatherings and meetings. Those attending the current More...

सोमबार ब्रिफिङ डिनर पनि काठमाडौं, भदौ १० (नागरिक)- प्रधान मन्त्री माधवकुमार नेपालले संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घ महासभाको अध्यक्षका लागि नेपालका तर्फबाट प्रस्तावित उम्मेद्वार कुलचन्द्र गौतमको  पक्षमा लबिङ सुरु गरेका छन्। यसका लागि उनले लगातार सम्बन्धित राजदूतहरुसँग भेटिरहेका छन्। यसै सिलसिलामा प्रधान मन्त्रीले हिजो र आज नेपालका लागि दक्षिण एशियाली मुलुकका राजदूतहरुसँग परामर्श गरे। हिजो प्रम निवास बालुवाटारमा More...

KATHMANDU, AUG 21 – Nepal’s Ambassador to the UN Gyan Chandra Acharya is arriving here on Saturday to apprise and assess Nepal’s preparation for the 66th UNGA presidency elections. Nepal has fielded former UN Assistant Secretary General Kul Chandra Gautam as its candidate for the UN top post. Following Gautam’s nomination, the Ministry of Foreign More...

To boost Nepal’s presidential candidacy in the 66th UN General Assembly (UNGA), Nepal’s Permanent Mission to the UN has recommended the government to withdraw its candidacy from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Permanent Mission believes that the withdrawal will lessen the load the government has been shouldering in the run More...