H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun, Chairman of AIT Board of Trustees, is seen welcoming HRH Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev, The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Nepal, in the presence of Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President; H.E. Mr. Janak Bahadur Singh, Nepalese Ambassador to Thailand; and H.E. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse, Advisor to Thai Prime Minister, at a dinner hosted by Chairman of AIT Board of Trustees on May 5.
UNEP and AIT host the Crown Prince of Nepal, PARAS BIR BIKRAM SHAH DEV visit
On May 4-7, 2003 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) had the honor to co-host the visit of His Royal Highness PARAS BIR BIKRAM SHAH DEV, The Crown Prince of Nepal.
His Royal Highness was provided with a brief on AIT and its relation to Nepal by the President. The main objective of the study visit was to provide His Royal Highness the knowledge on the basics of environment, topics related to Nepal's priority issues and topics on Nepal's role in regional cooperation for environment.
HRH The Crown Prince arrived at AIT and was welcomed by the Nepalese community at AIT.
HRH The Crown Prince was discussing with Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar (left), Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP; and AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand.
HRH The Crown Prince was welcomed by Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon (left), Provost; and Dr. Subin Pinkayan (second from left), an AIT alumni and Honorary Advisor MDX Group of Companies, Bangkok.
HRH The Crown Prince is seen with from left: H.E. Mr. Janak Bahadur Singh, Nepalese Ambassador to Thailand; H.E. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse, Advisor to Thai Prime Minister; Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director of UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific; and Ms. Tasanee Sahawat, Assistant to RTG Faculty Representative.
HRH The Crown Prince was welcomed by Mr. Chainarong Na Lamphun (left), President of AIT Alumni Association, and AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand.
From left: His Royal Highness PARAS BIR BIKRAM SHAH DEV, The Crown Prince of Nepal;
Lt.Col. R. Khatri, ADC; Mr. Karma Rana, Institute Secretary; and Mr. Sanjeeb K. Shakya (right), Program Associate, COGEN.