Tuesday, May 5th, 2026

COP-29 President Mukhtar Babaya to attend ‘Sagarmatha Sambad’



KATHMANDU: COP-29 President Mukhtar Babaya, who is also Azerbaijan’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, is set to attend the Sagarmatha Sambad in Nepal.

Babaya has accepted the invitation to the global conference organized by the Government of Nepal, which will take place from Jestha 2 to 4 (May 16 to 18).

He will be leading a five-member delegation to Nepal, according to a source at the Azerbaijani Embassy in New Delhi.

The delegation, led by Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, is already in Kathmandu. Their participation in the Sagarmatha Sambad was confirmed during a meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Babaya is scheduled to address the inaugural session of the event. He will arrive in Nepal on May 15 and depart on May 18.

In addition to his conference duties, Babaya is also set to make courtesy calls to President Ram Chandra Poudel, Prime Minister KP Oli, Foreign Minister Arzu Rana, and Minister for Forests and Environment Ain Bahadur Shahi.

Publish Date : 02 May 2025 18:52 PM

Today’s News in a Nutshell

KATHMANDU: Khabarhub brings you key developments from across Nepal, covering

Two-day weekend boosts tourism in Pokhara

KATHMANDU: The government’s decision to grant two public holidays per

Speaker holds meeting with parliamentary committee chairs

KATHMANDU: Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal held discussions with chairs of

Large herd of rare wild donkeys spotted in Upper Mustang

KATHMANDU: A significant number of wild donkey have been spotted

Nepali Congress calls government action on squatters ‘inhumane’, urges firm stance on Lipulekh

LALITPUR: The Nepali Congress has criticized the government’s use of