Kathmandu, November 9
Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has departed for Turkey to participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Wagle left Tribhuvan International Airport for Antalya, the host city of the climate summit, on a Turkish Airlines flight on Monday.
During the conference, he is scheduled to represent Nepal and advocate for the country’s positions on climate change and sustainable economic development at around half a dozen high-level sessions.
The conference is being held in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal, who is leading the Nepali delegation, has already arrived at the conference venue.
Wagle is scheduled to return to Nepal on Sunday, November 15.
