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PM Dahal to leave for Italy to attend UN Food Systems Summit
Dahal will leave on Saturday to attend the summit slated to be held in Rome, Italy from 24 to 26 July 2023.Post Report
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to leave for Italy on Saturday to attend the United Nations Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) to be held in Rome, Italy from 24 to 26 July 2023.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said that Dahal will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Beduram Bhusal, Member of National Planning Commission Dr Jay Kant Raut, and other senior officials of the government of Nepal.
As per the statement, Dahal will address the official opening session of UNFSS+2 on Monday, in the capacity of the Chair of LDC Group, including the Plenary Sessions on the agenda of School Meals, and Food System Transformation in Practice on Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry said that Dahal is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with high-level dignitaries of the UN, including the Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme , and the President of International Fund for Agricultural Development, among others on the sidelines of the event.
Likewise, PM Dahal will also interact with the Nepali community in Italy over a programme being organised by the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Italy.
Dahal will return back to Kathmandu on July 28.