Kathmandu, Nov 7: Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to leave for Turkey 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, Turkey, from November 9 to 20. Minister Khanal is scheduled to address the opening session on November 9. He will also attend the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11 and 12, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the conference, Khanal will participate in a high-level event on the Himalayas jointly organised by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.
He is also scheduled to attend various high-level meetings and side events and hold bilateral talks with his counterparts and other dignitaries, the ministry said.
The Nepali delegation will include Agriculture, Forests and Environment Minister Geeta Chaudhary, National Planning Commission member Prof Dr Sanjay Acharya, Agriculture Ministry Secretary Dr Rajendra Prasad Mishra, along with nine other government officials.
Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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