Nepal prime minister concludes visit

MUSCAT: Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal and accompanying delegation left here on Thursday after an official several-day visit to the Sultanate. The Nepalese guest and his accompanying delegation were seen off by Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, (head of the mission of honour accompanying the Nepali prime minister), a number of ministers, members of the mission of honour accompanying the guest, Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal, Ambassador of Nepal to the Sultanate, and members of the Nepalese Embassy in the Sultanate. During the visit, the Nepalese Prime Minister was accompanied by an official delegation comprising Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Farmullah Mansur, Minister of Labour and Employment, Asha Koirala, Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Dr Dinesh Bhattasai, Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, Shanker Das Bairagi, Foreign Secretary, Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal, Ambassador of Nepal to the Sultanate, Dipak Adhikara, Chief of Protocols, Tirtha Raj Wagle, Joint Secretary, Head of Central Asia, West Asia and Africa and other officials. — ONA