KATHMANDU, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokhrel will be attending the eighth Beijing Xiangshan Forum to be held on Oct. 24-26, an aide to the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

Lokendra KC, press adviser to the deputy prime minister, said that the deputy prime minister left for China on Tuesday to attend the forum.

The forum is going to witness more than 500 representatives from 67 countries and seven organizations from around the world.

This year's forum is themed "Building a new type of security partnership of equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation."

Formerly known as the Xiangshan Forum, the event was first launched in 2006 and aims to promote exchanges and cooperation among defense authorities, armed forces, international organizations and scholars.