Otero will also engage on Tibetan refugees and women trafficking.[break]
The State Department´s spokesman made the following announcement on 7 February concerning the upcoming visit, "Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero will travel to India, Bhutan and Nepal from 8 - 14 February 2011. She´ll will travel to southern India and New Delhi discuss bilateral coordination on global issues, visit Tibetan refugee settlements, explore cooperation to strengthen election organizations in third countries, and consult on regional disaster management. In Nepal, Otera will hold meetings with senior Nepalese officials and civil society representatives and engage on Tibetan refugee and trafficking in persons issues."
Following her visit to India, Otero will visit Bhutan Feb 11-12 to discuss the protracted situation of the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. She will then visit Kathmandu Feb 12-14.
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