Kathmandu, Oct 20
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Nepal from October 29 to November 1.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday approved the formal visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma.
Likewise, the cabinet meeting also approved the US visit of Foreign Affairs Minister NP Saud from October 25 to November 2.
According to Sharma, the cabinet meeting has given theoretical approval to formulate the bill on the National Human Rights Commission.
Furthermore, the cabinet meeting approved the acquisition of 107.97 hectares of land needed for the development of the Lower Arun Hydropower Project with a capacity of 669 megawatts. Indian company Sutlej Electricity Corporation is scheduled to develop the project.
The cabinet meeting also provided theoretical approval to the Lubmini Province Government to organise an international conference on Children, Development and Peace Building.