DPM Pokhrel seeks developed country support to protect Nepal’s ecology
Kathmandu, 22 Oct :Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokhrel said small countries are facing challenges to protect their environment and ecology due to impact of climate change, seeking support from the developed and industrialized countries to maintain ecological balance.
In his address today, a session on ‘Common interest and security of small and medium countries’ was held under the 9th Beijing Xiangshan Forum going to Beijing, the capital of China, the Deputy Prime Minister drew the attention of the developed and industrialized countries. Nepal has almost no role in the greenhouse effect, endorsing climate change issues, the Ministry of Defense said.
He used the moment to share the gathering that Nepal was hosting at the Sagarmatha Sambad (dialogue) in April, 2020 as it seeks to increase awareness of the ecological side of the mountain community and to enhance mutual assistance to the level of mutual assistance. climate change. He invited the countries taking part in the gathering to the event, according to the source.
“In the current competitive and changing context, the security and development agenda relative to small, medium and least developed countries should be given priority at an international level,” he asserted.
He further said: “Nepal’s foreign policies are operating on the basis of the United Nations Charter, the five principles of peaceful coexistence (Panchasheel) and the world peace. Nepal is in favor of just and equitable world provisions.”
He floated his reason that poverty was a special place in the country for a challenge for security, peace and stability everywhere and that is why developed nations should assist in the development of LDCs for their own security as well.
Nepal, which has been successful in managing and resolving the decade-long conflict through a home-grown modality, entered the republican federal structure several years back and has now achieved political stability and peace, he said, adding that the focus of incumbent government had been concentrated on. promoting economic prosperity and good-governance.
He said that the present government has identified modernization of agriculture; expansion of industry sector; development of hydroelectricity, tourism and infrastructure; And the qualitative improvement of the education and health sectors in the strategic areas as per the vision of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ and also the various programs that are going to end.
The Ministry of Defense has stated that Deputy Prime Minister Pokharel also invited participants and Chinese tourists to visit Nepal as Nepal, a country which has 10 of the 14 highest peaks in the world, which is the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and a country rich in art and Culture, is celebrating the year 2020 as the Visit Nepal Year.
The inaugural session of the forum was attended by more than 600 delegates from 68 countries. In his message of the best wishes to the Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that China is for world peace, stability and shared prosperity of humanity.
