(23 Apr 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kathmandu, Nepal – 23 April 2024
1. Various of plane bringing in the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
2. Nepalese President Ram Chandra Poudyal arriving at airport
3. Various of Nepalese president waiting for guest arrival
4. Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha at the airport
5. Photographers waiting
6. Emir of Qatar arriving at the airport terminal
7. Poudyal welcoming emir with flower bouquet
8. Arrival area
9. Poudyal and the emir shaking hands
10. Various of the emir greeting Nepalese officials
11. Various of army band playing national anthem of both countries
12. Poudyal and the emir arriving at stage for guard of honor
12. Various of the guard of honor
13. Various of the emir walking with Poudyal and other officials during welcome
STORYLINE:
The emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani landed in Nepal Tuesday on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Improving migrant workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a Nepali student still held hostage by Hamas are expected to be on the agenda.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is set to meet Nepali dignitaries, including President Ram Chandra Poudyal and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his two-day visit.
Qatar hosts an estimated 400,000 Nepali workers, most in construction and manual labor.
Concerns about working in extreme heat — that could reach over 40 C (104 F) — inadequate living facilities and abuse have risen in recent years.
New York-based Human Rights Watch called on Qatar, Nepal and Bangladesh in a statement Sunday to prioritize labor protection for migrant workers during the emir’s visit.
Nepali officials are also likely to seek Al Thani’s help in freeing a local, Bipin Joshi, who is held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Joshi was part of 17 Nepali students studying agriculture in Alumim kibbutz, near the Gaza Strip when Hamas attacked Southern Israel on Oct.7.
Ten of the students were killed, six injured and Joshi was held captive.
Though there has been no information on his condition or whereabouts, Nepali officials said they believed he was still alive.
France and Qatar mediated a deal in January for the shipment of medicine for the dozens of hostages held captive by Hamas.
Hamas’ sudden attack killed 1,200 people and some 250 others hostage were taken hostage.
It sparked a war that has so far killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the local health ministry.
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