Kathmandu- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving for New York on Saturday leading a 10-member Nepali delegation to participate in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 21. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Dahal will participate in the opening session of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations and will participate in the reception organized by US President Joe Biden.

During his stay in New York, Prime Minister Dahal is also scheduled to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit and the Climate Ambition Summit.

Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to meet United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from various countries.

Along with Prime Minister Dahal, daughter Ganga Dahal, Foreign Minister NP Saud, Foreign Secretary Bharatraj Paudyal and other senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will participate.