UNCLAS KATHMANDU 000265

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KPAO AORC EUE EUN UNSC SAARC NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL
WORKSHOP ON UNSCR 1540 IMPLEMENTATION

REF: SECSTATE 26631


1. (SBU) On March 24, Pradhumna B. Shah, Joint Secretary for
Europe and the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MFA), told Emboff that Nepal would be eager to participate
in the South Asia regional workshop on UNSCR 1540
implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 23-25. Emboff
delivered the save-the-date invitation as requested in
reftel. Shah asked how many participants Nepal would be
allowed to send and whether any of the participants could
come from civil society organizations. The Joint Secretary
said he would share the invitation with relevant parties,
including other offices within the MFA and the Ministry of
Defense. He said the Government of Nepal would appreciate
more details about the workshop as soon as possible.
POWELL