KATHMANDU, Nov 9: President Bidya Devi Bhandari reached Iceland on Tuesday to attend the Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders being held in Reykjavík on 8-10 November 2022. The Forum is co-hosted by Women Political Leaders (WPL), the Government of Iceland, and the Parliament of Iceland.
President Bhandari was welcomed by Ambassador Estrid Brekkan, Chief of Protocol at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tirtha Raj Aryal, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Nepal in Denmark.
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Earlier, in her transit at Doha President was received by Naresh Bikram Dhakal and other officials of the Embassy of Nepal in Qatar as well as Protocol officials of Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the airport.
Likewise in Frankfurt, President was welcomed by Ramkaji Khadka, Nepali Ambassador to Germany and Protocol officials of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
President Bhandari is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the Reykjavik Global Forum and receive the WPL Trailblazer Award 2022 today.