Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will leave for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday, leading a Nepali delegation to the Inaugural Intergovernmental Meeting of International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries (ITT-LLDCs) to be held on 11-12 June.

According to the Foreign Ministry, in addition to providing political guidance and direction to the ITT-LLDCs, the meeting will deliberate on different thematic issues, such as, foreign direct investment, information and communications technology and connectivity.

Nepal acceded to the multilateral agreement for the establishment of ITT-LLDCs in August 2017 and became its founding member.

During his stay in Ulaanbaatar, Gyawali will call on high state officials of Mongolia and hold bilateral meeting with his counterpart. The Nepali delegation will include Non-residential Ambassador of Nepal to Mongolia Lila Mani Paudyal and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The delegation will return on 13 June.