Kathmandu, March 8
Nepal’s Foreign Affairs Minister Narayan Khadka is flying to Istanbul on Tuesday to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
The event is being held from March 11 to 13.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Khadka is visiting Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
On March 12, he is scheduled to share panels with participating foreign ministers in two sessions entitled ‘Democratic Governance and Security’ and ‘Asia Anew: For a Sustained Regional Growth’, according to the ministry.
Over 50 foreign affairs ministers together with a cross-section of policymakers and experts are attending the event. The theme for this year’s annual Antalya Diplomacy Forum is ‘Recoding Diplomacy’. Khadka is expected to meet some of his counterparts on the sidelines of the event.
Meanwhile, before the event, Khadka will meet with officials of NRN-Turkey and Nepali entrepreneurs based in Istanbul to discuss business opportunities and challenges as well as problems faced by Nepali diaspora. He is holding interactive sessions with members of Economic Chambers in Istanbul and Antalya.
