KATHMANDU, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat left for Thailand on Friday afternoon to attend the 2nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit to be held from October 8 to 10 in the Thai Capital Bangkok.
Speaking to media before leaving for Thailand, the foreign minister said that as a leader of the Nepali delegation he will be stressing enhancing road connectivity in Asia.
"I will be also stressing on collective efforts among the Asian countries to tackle the daunting regional challenges including climate change, sustainable development and terrorism during the summit," the minister added.
This is the first time Nepal is attending the summit since it joined as the 34th member of the regional forum in March this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The Nepali foreign minister will address the ACD summit which is going to be held under the theme "One Asia, Diverse Strengths" on October 10.
"The Summit will consider and adopt three milestone documents, namely Bangkok Declaration, ACD Vision for Asia Cooperation 2030 (ACD Vision 2030) and ACD Statement on Reigniting Growth through Partnership for Connectivity," the foreign ministry stated in a press release.
The foreign minister will also participate in the ACD Connect Business Forum 2016: Innovative Financial Connectivity for a Sustainable Asia on October 9.
