Kathmandu, April 13 -- The government is planning to set up a flagship international forum in Kathmandu to host dialogues with the rest of the globe on Nepal's concerns and expertise, according to officials at the Foreign Ministry.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has long expressed an interest in hosting an annual forum akin to those Singapore and India host every year. Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are putting together a concept to present to the prime minister.
"As a mountain country, Nepal can take a lead on issue like climate change. As our first and foremost priority, the forum will focus largely on climate change," said Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi.
Other issues that the forum will discuss are Nepal's success i...