Speaker Ghimire meets with Cambodian counterpart

KATHMANDU: Speaker at the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire, who is on a five-day visit to Cambodia, had a courtesy meeting with the President of the Cambodian lower house, the National Assembly, on Saturday evening, according to Speaker Ghimire’s secretariat.

In the meeting with the chairperson of the National Assembly of Cambodia, Samdech Rathsaphea Thika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, matters of bilateral interests, progress of Nepal’s peace process, parliamentary exchange and other issues were discussed.

The Speaker thanked his Cambodian counterpart for organizing and inviting him to the 11th Plenary Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace.

Speaker Ghimire said in the meeting that an inclusive and progressive structure has been built along with the peace process in Nepal. “The Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Nepal in 2006 has made a significant contribution to bringing stability and creating an inclusive and progressive structure with federalism from the Constituent Assembly,” said the speaker.

The Cambodian Parliament has given a ‘guard of honor’ to the speaker for the success achieved in Nepal’s peace process and the recent passing of the transitional justice law by the parliament. The Speaker expressed his happiness that Cambodia has developed socio-economically under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Samdech Hun Manet. He said, “The Government of Nepal, the Parliament of Nepal and the Nepali people appreciate the economic prosperity achieved by the Kingdom of Cambodia in the past decade.”

Speaker Ghimire expressed his belief that the recently concluded air service agreement between the governments of Nepal and Cambodia will help to connect the people of the two countries. Speaker Ghimire had an informal meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet this morning.

The Speaker, who reached Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh leading a five-member delegation, is scheduled to address the 11th Plenary Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace today.

The Speaker will return home on Tuesday, November 26.