Kathmandu [Nepal], November 7 – Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has departed for Antalya, Türkiye leading a government delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled for November 9-20.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khanal will address the conference’s opening plenary on November 9 and participate in the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11-12.
He is also set to attend 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 hosted by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.
During the conference, Khanal will participate in other side events and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and other dignitaries.
The Nepali delegation includes Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment Gita Chaudhary, National Planning Commission member Prof. Dr Sanjaya Acharya, ministry secretary Dr Rajendra Prasad Mishra and other senior government officials.
Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14.
