Rajneesh Bhandari/Nepal
Nepal Government has set a record by organizing a historic cabinet meeting at the highest point on earth on the Everest on December 04, 2009 at around 9 am Nepali Standard Time. The meeting held at Kalapatthar –at the height of 17,192 feet– was presided by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. More than 20 ministers and few government officials were present in the meeting that lasted for around half an hour.
Prime Minister Nepal, addressing a press meet at Syangboche, termed the meeting “historic”. The meeting issued Mount Everest Declaration at the base camp of Mount Everest. PM Nepal said, “We have conducted the historic cabinet meeting. I would like to thank all those people who have assisted and supported us in making this event a huge success.”
He said, “We have agreed to save the Himalayan and tackle the impact of climate change and work together with South Asian nations.” The government has also said that it would launch a massive campaign to aware people about climate change. The meeting also declared Gauri Shankar and Api Nampa as conservation area.
The declaration issued today will be taken to United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen next week.
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