KATHMANDU: Former president Bidya Devi Bhandari has left for China to attend the Global Governance Forum being held in Xiong’an, Hebei province. She departed for the event on Thursday.
The forum, scheduled to take place from Oct. 23 to 25, is themed ‘Rebuilding Trust and Cooperation in a Changing World’. According to her secretariat, Bhandari is scheduled to address the conference as a guest of honor.
The event will feature parallel sessions, panel discussions, and roundtable meetings on Oct. 24 and 25. Key topics for discussion include the preservation of the United Nations-centered international system, global peace and peacekeeping efforts, the promotion of multilateralism, the growing role of developing nations in international relations, and the influence of Global South countries in international trade.
Additionally, the forum will address issues such as climate change and its impacts, green and low-carbon development, sustainable development, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. The former president is scheduled to return to Nepal on Monday.
