International media mission meets envoys; receives information about press freedom

March 22, 2006
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Members of the international advocacy mission for press freedom in Nepal held separate meetings with the visiting British parliamentary delegation led by Sir John Stanley and charge d’ affairs at the embassy of Finland, Pauli Mustonen, on Tuesday, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ).

Twelve international organisations, including UN agencies, global media associations, freedom of expression advocates and media development organisations, are undertaking a joint mission to Nepal from March 20 to 25.

Likewise, two teams of the mission also visited Pokhara of the western development region and Surkhet of the mid-western region on Tuesday to receive information about the media there.

According to reports, the mission held discussion with journalists, human rights activists and representatives of civil society about the situation of freedom of expression in these regions.

The mission also met with government officials there.

Another team of the mission was scheduled to visit Birtamod of eastern development region on Tuesday.

The members of the mission will also participate in a national conference on press freedom in Nepal to be held in Kathmandu on March 24.

The latest visit is the continuation of the international advocacy mission that visited Nepal in July last year.