President Ramchandra Paudel returned home on Wednesday morning from a weeklong visit to Germany and Switzerland.

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, among other top officials, were present at the Tribhuvan International Airport to receive the President.

Paudel had left for Geneva on June 11 to attend the inaugural forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, coinciding with the high-level segment of the 112th session of the International Labour Organisation.

The President held meetings with his Swiss and German counterparts on June 13 and 17, respectively, and discussed issues of bilateral interest.