Kathmandu, Mar. 31:The United Nations Conference on  Trade and Development (unctad) secretariat is to organise a regional expert level meeting in Kathmandu  in coordination with the hmg,  National Planning Commission from April 3 to 5 in connection with the third United Nations Convention for the least developed countries to be held in brussels from May 13 to 20, 2001.

The three objectives  of the conference are to assess the results of the programmes launched at the national level in the 1990s especially to review the implementation of the international cooperation in the development assistance, loans, investment and trade, to consider the progressive adjustment and ways for sustainable development of the economy of the least developed countries and  to consider the clauses on structures and  adoption  of the national and international policies.

The meeting will discuss and reach conclusions on the common problems faced by the least developed countries in the regional experts level meeting to be participated in  by representatives from 14 least developed countries, international organisations and national experts.

The meeting is to be inaugurated by Minister for Industry and Commerce Ram Krishna Tamrakar.