KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 17
State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takei Shunsuke is scheduled to visit Nepal from November 20 to 21 to observe the elections to the House of Representatives and provincial assembly slated for November 20.
According to a press release issued by the Embassy of Japan, the Government of Japan has supported the elections held in Nepal till date, including the dispatch of the election observation team led by Horii Iwao, former parliamentary vice-minister of foreign affairs of Japan, in 2017. State Minister Takei will be the highest dignitary to be dispatched as election observer from Japan to Nepal.
The Government of Japan recognises the importance of the upcoming election of Nepal to be held in a fair, transparent and peaceful manner as the progress of democracy is indispensable for further development and prosperity of Nepal, the embassy said.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 18, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
