Kathmandu, November 6
Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to leave for Türkiye on Saturday to lead Nepal’s delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The conference will be held in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Khanal is scheduled to address the opening session on November 9, according to his secretariat.
He will also attend the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11 and 12.
During the conference, Khanal will participate in a high-level event titled ‘Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience Under Overshoot, Shared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing’. The event is being jointly organised by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.
The Foreign Ministry said Khanal is also scheduled to attend various high-level meetings and side events, as well as hold bilateral meetings with his ministerial counterparts and other dignitaries.
Nepal’s delegation will include Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment Geeta Chaudhary, National Planning Commission member Prof Dr Sanjay Acharya, ministry secretary Dr Rajendra Prasad Mishra and nine other government officials.
Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14.
