Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat has left Kathmandu for Singapore on Wednesday to participate in a conference to be organised by the Nepali Embassy in Thailand and Consulate General in Singapore.

Minister Mahat is scheduled to address the conference on trade, tourism, and investment to be kicked off on Thursday and hold a bilateral meeting with the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Resources of Singapore, Josephine Teo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

Minister Mahat will set out for New Delhi, India from Singapore on coming Friday where he is scheduled to inaugurate a two-day conference of the non-resident ambassadors from various countries to India.

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be inaugurating the event jointly with Minister Mahat.

During the event, Nepali delegation led by Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and the Indian delegation will hold presentation on wide range of issues relating to economic development, promotion of trade and investment under the economic diplomacy.

Minister Mahat will return home on Saturday. RSS