Nepal's king to visit China, Indonesia

Nepal's king to visit China, Indonesia

NEPAL: Nepal's King Gyanendra is to visit China and Indonesia in the third week of April, a newspaper report said on Saturday.

The largest circulated Nepali language daily Kantipur, quoting high-level government sources, reported that the Nepalese monarch will participate in the Boao Forum for Asia being held in China from April 22 to April 24.

According to the newspaper, the Nepalese monarch will also visit the Indonesian capital Jakarta to take part in the Asia- Africa Conference being held there.

It will be King Gyanendra's first visit abroad after ascending to the throne on Feb. 1.

Gyanendra, who was scheduled to visit India prior to Feb. 1, canceled the trip three times. The last cancellation took place because of the death of the former Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narashima Rao. -- DPA