KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 31

Visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has started addressing the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament.

Earlier, Speaker Devraj Ghimire invited UN Secretary-General Guterres to address the meeting.

General-Secretary of the Federal Parliament Secretariat Dr Bharat Raj Gautam, as well as others welcomed the UN Secretary-General upon reaching the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor.

Similarly, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Deputy-Speaker Indira Rana Magar, National Assembly Vice-Chair Urmila Aryal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhanraj Gurung, among others also welcome Guterres.

The Federal Parliament Building was decorated to welcome the Secretary-General Guterres. Former Speakers Daman Nath Dhungana and Agni Prasad Sapkota, Chiefs and representatives of constitutional bodies, representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal, high-tanking official of the government, former lawmakers, and media persons are present in the Federal Parliament Building.