KATHMANDU, Sep 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has left for New York to participate in the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations.

People including Deputy Prime Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka, Narayankaji Shrestha, Speaker Devraj Ghimire and other officials of the diplomatic mission were present at the Tribhuvan Internation Airport to see him off for his visit.

Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 21. 

During the visit, the Prime Minister will attend the opening session of the General Debate of the 78th UNGA and attend the reception to be hosted by the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden on September 19, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

While in New York, the Prime Minister will also address the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit and Climate Ambition Summit, among others, on the sidelines of the UNGA.

The Prime Minister will have a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various countries.

During the visit, Prime Minister Dahal is being accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud, Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal and other senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.