Devkota meets Thai Deputy PM

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KATHMANDU, Nov. 29: Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Upendra Devkota paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Suwit Khunkitti at Bangkok today.

On the occasion, discussions were held on bilateral ties and matters of mutual interest.
Discussions were held on rural telecommunications centre, rural micro-credit programmes, information and communications technology and health in the context of empowering the rural people by the government of Thailand. Likewise, Minister Devkota paid a courtesy call on Thai Minister for Information and Communications Surapong Suewonglee.

During the meeting, discussions were held on bilateral ties and matters of mutual interest and specially on the rural telecommunications centres, information technology park under construction at Banepa of Nepal, programme to impart training to manpower working in Information and Communications Technology, and providing scholarship to the students studying at the Asian Institute of Technology at Bangkok.

Executive Director of the National Information Technology Centre Nepal Atmaram Ghimirey, who is also a member of the entourage, was present on the occasion.

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