Sushma Swaraj to leave for Nepal to attend Conference

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for Nepal on Wednesday to take part in the International Donors’ Conference called to help the Himalayan nation in the wake of devastating earthquake in April.

“Leaving for Nepal for Donors’ Conference,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

The International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction (ICNR) 2015 is scheduled to take place in Kathmandu on June 25 to raise international assistance for rebuilding the country.

More than 8,500 people were killed in the earthquake that rocked Nepal since April 25. (IANS)