Pierre-André Page, president of Switzerland’s National Council, arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, November 2, 2026, leading a six-member delegation for an official visit to Nepal. The delegation travelled aboard a Qatar Airways flight after being invited by Speaker Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal. Khushbu Oli, coordinator of the parliamentary friendship group, welcomed Page and the other delegation members at Tribhuvan International Airport.
Delegation welcomed in Kathmandu
Page’s arrival brings the Swiss parliamentary delegation to Nepal’s capital for a series of planned meetings with senior Nepali officials. The visit is taking place at the invitation of Speaker Aryal, who is among the officials scheduled to meet the Swiss National Council president.
The delegation has six members, with Page at its head. The group arrived together at Tribhuvan International Airport, where Oli welcomed them. The visit’s announced programme includes meetings with President Ram Chandra Paudel, Speaker Aryal and the chair of the National Assembly.
The planned engagements bring Page into contact with representatives of Nepal’s executive and parliamentary leadership. The schedule includes the president, the head of the House of Representatives and the leader of the National Assembly. No further details about the meeting agenda were included in the announcement.
Meetings with Nepal’s leadership planned
Page is scheduled to meet President Paudel during the visit. He is also due to hold a meeting with Speaker Aryal, whose invitation brought the delegation to Nepal, and with the National Assembly chair. The meetings are planned in Kathmandu.
The programme places the Swiss National Council president in discussions with leaders from both houses of Nepal’s Federal Parliament as well as the head of state. The visit is being led by Page in his capacity as president of Switzerland’s National Council. The announced schedule identifies the officials he is expected to meet but does not specify the subjects to be discussed.
Oli’s role as coordinator of the parliamentary friendship group was reflected in her welcome at the airport. She received the delegation on its arrival, while the visit itself was arranged at the invitation of Speaker Aryal. The six-member team will remain in Kathmandu for the scheduled engagements with Nepal’s senior leadership.
Page’s arrival marks the start of the delegation’s visit to Nepal. With meetings planned with Paudel, Aryal and the National Assembly chair, the programme is centred on engagements with the country’s top constitutional and parliamentary office-holders. Further details about the delegation’s activities were not provided in the information announcing the visit.
