Foreign Minister Rana urges South Asia's academics to facilitate addressing climate change issues

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba, who is on an official visit to India beginning August 18, has urged academicians from South Asia to explore collective issues of climate change and suggest ways for addressing them. 

During her meeting with South Asian University (SAU) President Professor KK Aggarwal in New Delhi today, the Minister urged this.

"The South Asia region shares numerous other issues as well. The University researchers and academicians are expected to research and identify them, facilitating to address them," she said.

In the meeting, University President Prof Aggarwal briefed the Minister about University affairs, proposing the Nepal government to establish the University's constituent college in Nepal.

The University established by the eight member nations from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an international university and the foreign ministers from the SAARC countries remain as its ex-officio chancellors.

In New Delhi, the Minister had a courtesy meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar.

Foreign Affairs Department Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party, Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale, also called on the Minister.  She will be returning home today itself.