Angela Kane, UN Under Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, arrived Kathmandu on Saturday for a week long visit to Nepal.
During her stay in Nepal, the UN Under Secretary General is scheduled to hold separate meetings with Chairman of Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi and Minister for Defense Khil Raj Regmi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Madhav Prasad Ghimire, said Deepak Dhital, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry,
During the meetings with UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Nepal is expected to focus on the mass destruction of weapons as well as transferring the millions of rupees being invested in military expenses to poverty alleviation and development areas, said Dhital.
Nepal, a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty will present its views about peace, education and for the effective functioning of the Kathmandu based United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament (UNRCPD) for Asia and the Pacific.