Nepal to support Egypt for Security Council membership

Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey indicated Friday that Nepal would support Egypt's bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.

Pandey was speaking after meeting the visiting Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Ezzat Saad El Sayad at the Nepalese Foreign Ministry.

Pandey told reporters Egypt is in favor of reform of the U.N. and wants to tender their candidacy from Africa for permanent membership in the Security Council.

He added that he had expounded on Nepal's candidacy for the non-permanent membership of the Security Council from 2007 to 2008.

Minister Pandey said that Egypt was positive about Nepal's candidacy to the Security Council.