KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal has arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, leading the Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khanal is scheduled to address the opening session of the conference on November 9 (Kartik 23). The conference will run from November 9 to 20 (Kartik 23 to Mangsir 4).
He will also participate in the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11 and 12 (Kartik 25 and 26).
During the conference, Khanal is scheduled 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 organised by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.
The Foreign Ministry said Khanal would also participate in other high-level meetings and side events and hold bilateral discussions with his counterparts and other distinguished dignitaries. Minister Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14 (Kartik 28).
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