State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attends opening ceremony of Asia-Pacific Summit-2018

STATE Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and party attended the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Summit 2018-Nepal held in Kathmandu, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal yesterday.

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and party arrived to the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu at 9:45 a.m. local time to attend the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Summit 2018-Nepal.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of Nepal, the Cambodian Prime Minister, Philippines Vice President and leaders, Parliament Speakers, members of parliaments, and representatives of religious organizations from 45 Asia and Pacific countries totaling more than 1,500.

At the ceremony, Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippines Vice President Hon. Maria Leonor G. Robredo and leaders, Parliament Speakers, members of parliaments, representatives of religious organizations from 45 Asian and Pacific countries delivered opening speeches.

The Asia-Pacific Summit, jointly organized by the Nepali Government and the Universal Peace Foundation (UPF), was held under the theme “Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values”.

Later in the afternoon, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received Nepal-Myanmar Friendship Association Chairman Mr. Shanker Ghimire, Advisor Mr. Sushil Bikram Shahi and members at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel and discussed matters relating to maintaining the good relations between peoples of the two countries and to create better friendship and relations and increasing bilateral cooperation.

Next, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi went to the Dharma Kirti Bihar nunnery and paid respects to Nepalese nun Daw Dhammawadi. Daw Dhammawadi had studied Theravada literature and scriptures in Myanmar and is conducting missionary works in Nepal to spread Theravada Buddhism.

Later in the evening the State Counsellor and party attended a dinner hosted at the Bao Xuang Restaurant by the Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in honor of heads of state and heads of government attending the summit meeting.

MNA (Translated by Zaw Min)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar