National Statements

11:30-11:35

Opening Remarks by Honourbale Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Chair of the Plenary Session

11:35 – 11:40

H.E. Ms. Sharmeen Soneya Murshid, Advisor for the Ministry of Social Welfare and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

11:40 – 11:45

H.E. Mr. Gem Tshering, Minister for Energy and Natural Resource, Royal Government of Bhutan 

11:45 – 11:50

Honourable Mr. Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, Minister for Forests and Environment, Nepal

11:50 – 11:55

H.E. Ms. Baroness Susan Hayman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister), United Kingdom

11:55 – 12:00

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Foreign Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, United Arab Emirates

12:00 – 12:05

H.E. Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

12:05 – 12:10

Mr. Amandeep Garg, Additional Secretary (Assistant Minister), India

12:10 – 12:15

H.E. Ambassador Mr. Bader Omar Al Dafa, Special Envoy/Vice-Minister of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Climate Change, State of Qatar

12:15 – 12:20

Ms. Dinara Kemelova, Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan for implementation of the Five Years of Action for Development of Mountain Regions, Kyrgyz Republic

12:20 – 12:25

H.E. Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Nepal

12:25 – 12:30

H.E. Mrs. Noha Hamdy Ahmed ElGebaly, Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to Nepal

12:30 – 12:35

H.E. Mr. Issa bin Saleh Al Shibani, Ambassador of Oman to India, Sultanate of Oman

12:35 – 12:40

H.E. Mr. Abrar H Hashmi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Nepal

Statements by Regional and International Organizations

12:40 – 12:45

H.E. Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

12: 45– 12:50

H.E. Mr. Martin Raiser, World Bank Regional Vice President for South Asia

12:50 – 12:55

H.E. Ms. Fatima Yasmin, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President for Sectors

12:55 – 13:00

H.E. Ambassador Md. Golam Sarwar, Secretary General of SAARC

13:00 – 13:05

H.E. Mr. Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of BIMSTEC

13:05 – 13:10

Mr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD

The List of Speakers is hereby closed.