Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has been assigned to perform works, duties and responsibilities of the President in absence of President Ram Chandra Paudel.
President Paudel left for Qatar this morning to participate in the Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in Doha, Qatar, from November 4-6.
The Vice-President was designated to perform the President's functions in accordance with Article 67 (2) of the Constitution, reads a press release issued by Spokesperson at the Office of the President, Pradip Kumar Koirala.