Courtesy call by H.E. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). I thanked H.E. Alisjahbana for inviting Nepal to chair the recent 81st session of the ESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand. ESCAP plays an important role in fostering dialogue on inclusive and sustainable development – a key objective of the upcoming Sagarmatha Sambaad. I look forward to ESCAP’s meaningful participation in the Sagarmatha Sambaad.