INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 3An Australian parliamentary delegation led by the Milton Dick MP,
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, is visiting Nepal from 3 to 7 October 2023.
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This
is the first ever Australian parliamentary delegation visit to Nepal in over six decades of diplomatic ties with Nepal, signalling the
flourishing bilateral relationship
Other members of the delegation include Libby Coker MP, Joanne Ryan MP, Senator Dean Smith and Senator Ralph Babet.According to Australian
Embassy in Nepal, the delegation will pay courtesy calls on Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives Dev Raj Ghimire, and Chairman of the
National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, to discuss closer parliamentary engagement
The Australian parliamentarians will join MPs from the newly constituted Nepal-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group at a lunch hosted by
The visit will strengthen the wide-ranging relations between Australia and Nepal by cementing parliamentary connections and sharing
experiences of parliamentary democratic practice, implementation of federalism and promotion of good governance across all tiers of
government, said the embassy.
The visit builds on the strong people to people and government links between Australia and
Nepal in areas such as education, development cooperation and trade and investment, it added
The delegation will visit Australian funded aid projects to see first-hand Australia's partnership with Nepal to strengthen subnational
governance, respond to climate change challenges, support small-holder farmers and improve services to people living with neurodevelopmental
disabilities.A version of this article appears in the print on October 4, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
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