KATHMANDU:  Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat extended his best wishes to all the Nepalis across the world on the occasion of Bada Dashain festival from Bangkok. Speaking at a greeting exchange programme organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok, Mahat urged all the citizens to preserve Nepali language, culture and identity from where they are, informed a statement released by Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok. Minister Mahat had reached Bangkok on Friday to attend Nepali delegation to 2nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit. READ ALSO: 

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Ambassador of Nepal to the Kingdom of Thailand Khaga Nath Adhikari also extended best wishes and thanked all the coordinators of the programme, the statement read. Adhikari also urged the audience to make possible contributions for the economic development and prosperity of Nepal. The Embassy organised the programme at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in coordination with Nepal Airlines, AIT-Nepali Society, Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Thailand and Thai Nepali Association (TNA).