Before going to New York , Sharma was Foreign Secretary of Nepal and engaged in many high level negotiations with several countries in the world , including India , China , Thailand , Burma , Russia , to name a few . He helped Nepal successfully defuse the crisis created by the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu that was taken to Afghanistan . During that time , he participated in several summits of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) and chaired the body 's Standing Committee as well as its sub-regional framework
hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Murari Raj Sharma