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Foreign Minister NP Saud, who is in New York to participate in the United Nations General Assembly, held a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Politics and Peacekeeping Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo.

During the meeting held on Sunday, they discussed matters related to world peace and security. Various other initiatives to be taken for the establishment of peace were also discussed, according to the Permanent Mission of Nepali to the United Nations.

Foreign Secretary Bharatraj Paudyal and Head of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations Lok Bahadur Thapa among others were present in the meeting.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently in New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly, held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in the UN Headquarters earlier today.

During the meeting, matters related to different issues including Nepal's peace process, peacekeeping, climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, Least Developed Countries and development financing were discussed.

"We agreed to further enhance Nepal-UN engagements and partnership", tweets the Prime Minister, while expressing delight to have met the UN Secretary General at the sidelines of the 78th session of the UNGA.

Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shashanka Koirala has ruled out the possibility of government change at present.

Talking to mediapersons in Chitwan on Sunday, the NC leader said though general misunderstanding among the ruling partners, there was no possibility for the government change at the moment.

"As far as I am concerned, the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal could last for five years," he said, adding that a government is necessary to take the nation towards the path of development.  "There is no tug-of-war in the government."

The leader took time to say Dahal is not an ordinary personality, adding that he saw no ground that the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) would collaborate in the days to come.

He also said that in the past he wished the NC to stay in the opposition, underlining the need for further unity within the party to keep the party legacy intact. 

He advised the party leadership to provide an opportunity to the youth generation to own up the party leadership.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has apprised the Parliament of his New York and China visit.

Dahal is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou.

Prime Minister Dahal, who is leaving for Hangzhou of China straight from New York on September 22, is scheduled to call on Chinese President Xi on September 23.

After meeting the Chinese President, he will take part in the Asian Games.

The next day, he will meet his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang.

Prime Minister Dahal said that bilateral agreements will be signed between Nepal and China during the meeting with his Chinese counterpart.

He, however, did not reveal anything about the agreements to be signed in the meeting.

Prime Minister Dahal said that Nepal and China have had a close relationship for a long time.

Saying that Nepal and China are development partners, he said that China’s role is very important in Nepal’s development.