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...

एसियाली क्षेत्रका राजदूतहरूले २५ फरबरी, २०११, (फागुन १३, २०६७) का दिन न्युयोर्कमा संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघको महासभाका नयाँ अध्यक्ष चुन्दैछन् । यस चुनावमा नेपालका तर्फबाट उमेदवारी दिने कुलचन्द्र गौतम निकै मनपराइएका उम्मेदवार हुन पुग्नु भएको छ। चुनावमा प्रतिस्पर्धा गरिरहेको कतारले नेपालमा परराष्ट्र मन्त्री नियुक्त हुन नसकेकाले होला प्रधानमन्त्री झलनाथ खनाललाई भेट्न अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सम्बन्ध मामिलाका राज्यमन्त्री खालिद बिन More...

On 25 February 2011, the Asian Group of Ambassadors in New York will be set to choose a new President of the upcoming year’s UN General Assembly, and Nepal’s Kul Chandra Gautam is a favored candidate. At this juncture, with Nepal not having a fully formed cabinet or a foreign minister, Qatar is sending a More...

KATHMANDU: A special envoy from Qatar is arriving in Kathmandu to persuade Nepali authorities to withdraw from the race for United Nations General Assembly presidency. Meanwhile, Nepal is expected to ask Qatar to give up its claim for the top UN job. Nepal and Qatar have made their claims for the post from Asia region More...

संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघमा सहायक महासचिवसम्मको उच्च पदमा पुगेर अवकाश पाएका कुलचन्द्र गौतमसाढे तीन दशकको सेवापछि २०६४ सालमा काठमाडौं फर्केर शान्ति प्रक्रियासम्बन्धी विभिन्न काममा जुटे। यसैबीच माधवकुमार नेपालको सरकारले संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघको ६६ औं महासभा (जेनरल एसेम्बली) को अध्यक्षको लागि उनको नाम अगाडि सारेको छ। संसारकै संसद् मानिने उक्त महासभाको काम वर्षभरि रहन्छ र गौतमलाई मनोनीत गरिएको सन् 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...

According to long-standing practice, the Presidency of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) rotates every year among Member States from different regions. In 2011 it is the turn of the Asian region to nominate a candidate to preside over the 66th General Assembly (2011-2012). The candidate endorsed by the Asian region is then formally elected 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...