Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who was on an official visit to Iceland, returned home this morning.
President Bhandari was welcomed at Tribhuvan International Airport by Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Timilsina and other high level officials.
President Bhandari had left for Iceland on a six-day-long official visit. President Bhandari attended the Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held in Reykjavík of Iceland on 8-10 November 2022.
The Forum was co-hosted by Women Political Leaders (WPL), the Government of Iceland, and the Parliament of Iceland.
It may be noted that Women Political Leaders (WPL) has decided to confer the prestigious WPL Trailblazer Award this year on President Bhandari.
President Bhandari received the Award and delivered an acceptance speech.
President’s daughter Usha Kiran Bhandari, Foreign Affairs Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal and other officials accompanied the President.
