Kathmandu: Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal paid a courtesy call on Rt. Hon. President Ram Chandra Paudel on Friday, November 6, and discussed issues related to the upcoming parliamentary session and the effective functioning of Parliament.
According to the Speaker’s Secretariat, the meeting held at the President’s Office focused on convening the next session of Parliament and ensuring its regular and effective operation.
During the meeting, President Paudel stressed that greater debate and discussion in Parliament would further strengthen democracy. He noted that parliamentary deliberations play an important role in deepening democratic practice and also expressed interest in the government’s performance and activities.
Speaker Aryal informed the President that consultations with political parties had underscored the need to ensure the smooth operation of Parliament, according to his personal secretariat.
The Speaker also briefed President Paudel on the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, which is being organized by the Federal Parliament of Nepal.
Likewise, Speaker Aryal informed the President that Nepal’s emergency resolution on climate-induced disasters, presented at the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Arusha, Tanzania, was endorsed by more than a two-thirds majority.
According to the secretariat, the Speaker also shared plans for a joint interaction between the President and parliamentary officials from all seven provinces, including Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the provincial assemblies.
