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Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:43 PM Powell to Visit Nepal Soon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Xinhuanet 2002-01-15 22:07:24 KATHMANDU, January 15 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to arrive here on Friday on a one-day goodwill visit to Nepal, a Nepali Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday. Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is looking after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will host a dinner in honor of Powell and discuss with him on the role to be played by Nepal in fighting against terrorism, Nepali Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Arjung Singh told reporters here. The talks will also likely focus on matters of economic cooperation and bilateral relations, Singh added. Powell is the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit Nepal since the two countries established diplomatic relations almost 50 years ago. The U.S. secretary of state is scheduled to start his Asian tour from Tuesday, which included India, Pakistan and Japan. Enditem ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
