The event featuring Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, planned to engage with the Nepali community in New York, has been canceled due to security concerns. The event was scheduled for Sunday, September 22, at 5:30 PM at Gulshan Terrace in Woodside, New York. It was organized by the Consulate General of Nepal in New York in collaboration with several Nepali community organizations in the United States.
Prime Minister Oli and Foreign Minister Deuba are in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to officials from the Consulate General, the event was canceled following advisories from local and Nepali security teams, citing potential security threats. Details regarding these threats have not been disclosed.
The cancellation has left many in the Nepali community disappointed, as the event was seen as an opportunity to discuss various issues directly with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Despite the cancellation, both leaders will continue with their scheduled engagements at the UN General Assembly and other meetings in New York.
The Nepali delegation is busy with events, bilateral meetings, and other engagements in NYC. On Saturday, Prime Minister Oli held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, at the UN headquarters in New York. They discussed various aspects of Nepal-United Nations cooperation during the meeting.
On Sunday evening, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting in New York. The sideline meeting during the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations was held at Lotte Palace in New York. Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, who participated in the meeting, informed that Indian Prime Minister Modi will soon visit Nepal.
On behalf of Nepal, Prime Minister Oli, Foreign Minister Rana, Prime Minister’s Political Affairs Adviser Bishnu Rimal, Foreign Secretary Seva Lamsal, Representative of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Amrit Kumar Rai participated in the meeting.
On behalf of India, Prime Minister Modi, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, and Foreign Ministry Secretary Vikram Misri were present. Talks between the two sides lasted for about 45 minutes.
This was the first meeting between Prime Minister Oli and the Prime Minister of India since Oli became Prime Minister for the fourth time. Previously, Oli visited India during his first and second terms as Prime Minister and had meetings with Modi.
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