Kathmandu, May 12
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday left for Bangkok of Thailand for an official visit. She will go to Sri Lanka before returning home next week.
The President will attend a special ceremony organised on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti in Kandy of Sri Lanka as the chief guest.
Minister for General Administration Keshav Kumar Budhathoki has accompanied the President on the visit.
Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Sepaker Onsari Gharti, deputy prime ministers and ministers among others saw the President off at the Tribhuvan International Airport this morning.
While in Bangkok, the President will pay homage to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October last year. In Sri Lanka, she will call on her counterpart Maithripala Sirisena before returning home on May 16.
