ICAPP Update (14-03)

Dear Distinguished Members of the ICAPP Standing Committee,

This is to inform you that the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Nepali Congress Party have recently agreed to share the membership in the ICAPP Standing Committee in reflection of the outcome of the General Elections held last November and in accordance with the ICAPP understanding reached at the 13th SC Meeting held in Kunming on July 16, 2010 in which the SC Members agreed to recommend all members to invite the political party which had the second largest number of seats in their respective parliaments as Alternate Member of the ICAPP Standing Committee while the political party with the largest number of seats retain the full membership.

In accordance with this arrangement and in consideration of the contributions made by the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) over the years, It was further agreed that Hon. K.P. Sharma Oli, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of foreign Affairs and Chief of the International Department of the CPN (UML), will continue to act as the Member of the SC, and Hon. Sujata Koirala, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs, and Head of the International Department of the Nepali Congress Party, will participate in SC activities in the future as Alternate Member from Nepal.

Warm regards,

Chung Eui-yong

Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee

and Secretary General

Seoul, Korea

February 5, 2014