| jaya_nepal |
Posted
on 24-Nov-03 05:54 AM
It is the first visit of a Nepali Prime Minister to any nation after the Royal Takeover of October 4, 2002. Yet there is not any kind of media coverage from Hindustan Times, Times of India or BBC, CNN, except that Kantipuronline and Nepalnews mentioned his arrival at the Indian Capital. Usually, Indian newspapers even publish the menu of the dinner hosted by the Indian PM or Indian President. Is Nepal so much neglected by our neighboring nations - that it is not even worth mentioning..??
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| peda |
Posted
on 24-Nov-03 08:07 AM
FROM THE TIMES OF INDIA Nov 24 2003
Nepal PM on India tour
PTI[ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2003 07:21:48 PM ]
KATHMANDU : Nepalese Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa left Kathmandu for New Delhi on Sunday for a three-day visit during which he will call on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and discuss the progress of Saarc and issues of bilateral cooperation.
Thapa's India visit is part of a ten-day tour in his capacity as the chairman of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), which will also take him to Sri Lanka , Bhutan and Pakistan .
Talking to reporters at the Tribhuvan International Airport before his departure, Thapa said his visit will mainly focus on the issues relating to the forthcoming Saarc Summit.
But Thapa evaded a question on whether he will discuss Maoist problem with Vajpayee, saying when two friends meet all the bilateral issues may come up.
Thapa will also call on President APJ Abdul Kalam and other senior leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Besides matters relating to Saarc, bilateral issues like economic cooperation and furthering trade relations will be discussed, Foreign Ministry officials said.
During the tour, Thapa will hold consultative meetings regarding ways to conduct the 12th Saarc Summit, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in January next year.
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