Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China, Xiao Jie, referred to Mount Everest by its Sino name, "Chomolungma," while addressing the inaugural session of Nepal's flagship event, the Sagarmatha Sambaad.
The high-level global dialogue was convened under the theme 'Climate Change, Mountains, and the Future of Humanity', with participation from Ministers, and climate leaders from across the world, the statement said.
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the three-day event, where he said that saving the mountains is synonymous with saving the earth, oceans, and humanity as a whole.
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the multi-stakeholder dialogue forum committed to deliberate on the most prominent issues is set to be held on May 16 to 18.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 24 (ANI): Nepal has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the maidan 'Sagarmatha Sambaad' to be held in April, foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali said on Friday.