August 3rd, 2005
Nepal observes two-day state mourning period for King Fahd
Nepal is to observe two days of mourning for the late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, the Nepalese Home Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Nepalese national flags were to fly at half-mast in all government buildings across the country and in Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad Wednesday and Thursday, the announcement said.
Nepal’s Crown Prince Paras left the Nepalese capital for Riyadh Wednesday morning to convey condolences on behalf of King Gyanendra and the Nepalese people on the demise of King Fahd.
In a message to King Abdullah Tuesday, Nepal’s King Gyanendra said, “In the demise of King Fahd Nepal has lost a good friend and well wisher”.
The Nepalese monarch said the “sagacity and statesmanship of the late King Fahd “not only contributed to the phenomenal development of Saudi Arabia but also to peace, stability and prosperity of the region”.
Source: KhaleejTimes