Nepal ministers talk green on snowy heights
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-05 07:13
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Nepalese Cabinet ministers raise their hands in agreement to a point at a meeting at Kala Patthar in the shadow of Qomolangma on Friday. They held the meeting near the Qomolangma base camp to highlight the negative impact of global warming on the Himalayas. AFP |
SYANGBOCHE, Nepal: Nepal's coalition government basked in the global limelight on Friday with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Qomolangma, the highest peak in the world, to draw the attention of the rich nations to the perils of climate change.
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