Vietnam Vice President Xuan arriving in Nepal on Saturday
At the cordial invitation of Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan is paying an official visit to Nepal from August 23 to 25.
The visit marks the first-ever highest-level engagement from Vietnam to Nepal.
During the visit, the two Vice Presidents will lead their respective delegations at the Nepal-Vietnam bilateral meeting scheduled for August 24 in Kathmandu.
In addition, Vice President Xuan will call on and hold courtesy meetings with high dignitaries of Nepal, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This year holds a special significance as it marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will depart Kathmandu for Hanoi on August 25.
School Education Bill endorsed
The Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives endorsed the School Education Bill.
A meeting of the Committee held in Singhadurbar on Thursday passed the Bill after holding discussions on the Committee report.
CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party, however, floated differing views on some sections of the Bill.
Pakistani MPs’ delegation calls on Speaker Ghimire
Visiting parliamentary delegation from Pakistan today called on Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Devraj Ghimire.
The delegation arrived here to take part in the two-day Hindu Kush Himalayan Region Parliamentarians' Meet-2025 that concluded in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Welcoming the Pakistani MPs' delegation led by Munaza Hassan to his office at Singha Durbar, the Speaker talked about the friendly relations between the two countries and potentials for strengthened regional cooperation in the areas of climate change, sustainable development and for addressing climate change-induced challenges to the mountain life.
He pressed the need for owning up such issues as a shared agenda of the region and responding to them accordingly.
The Speaker talked about the potentials for enhanced trade, connectivity and tourism between the two countries, adding that parliamentary cooperation can be directed to that end.
The team leader congratulated Nepal for successfully hosting the Meet, applauding Nepal's role in mitigation of climate change impacts and conservation of mountain ecosystems
Federal government honoring six best performing local levels
The federal government has decided to award six best performing local levels.
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration is honoring six local levels which performed best in the local level institutional self-assessment (LISA) system for the fiscal year, 2023/24.
The award is expected to foster healthy competition among local governments. The reforms in governance and development management are identified through LISA.
The local levels being awarded are Khairahani Municipality of Chitwan, Tilottama Municipality of Rupandehi, Nilakanth Municipality of Dhading, Arjunchaupari Rural Municipality of Syangja, Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality of Dhading and Ruruchhetra Rural Municipality of Gulmi district.
They would be awarded amidst a function attended by Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Bhagawati Neupane on August 22.
