Hong Kong: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, has reached Hong Kong today. Leading a Nepali delegation, Minister Rana left for Hong Kong on Wednesday night to participate as an observer in the signing ceremony for the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation. The invitation was extended by Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, according to Minister Rana’s Press Advisor, Yek Raj Pathak.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the signing ceremony is being held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China on May 30. Mediation is outlined as one of the key dispute settlement methods in the United Nations (UN) Charter. Co-initiated by 19 countries, including China, the organization represents a contribution from developing countries to the international rule of law. The International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) will fill a critical gap in mechanisms focused on mediation-based dispute resolution.
The delegation comprises senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Nepal in Hong Kong. Foreign Minister Rana is scheduled to return home on May 31.