KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal is leaving for Antalya, Türkiye, on November 7 to lead a Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The UN climate conference is scheduled to take place from November 9 to 20. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Khanal will address the opening plenary of COP31 on November 9.
Foreign Minister Khanal likely to lead Nepali delegation to COP...
He will also participate in the Leaders' Summit scheduled for November 11-12.
Foreign Minister Khanal will take part in various high-level events, including one titled 'Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience under Overshoot, Shared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing', jointly hosted by Nepal, Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Bhutan and Pakistan.
He is also scheduled to attend sideline events and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and other dignitaries.
The Nepali delegation comprises Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment Gita Chaudhary; National Planning Commission member Prof. Dr. Sanjaya Acharya; Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra; and other senior government officials.
Minister Khanal is scheduled to return home on November 14, the ministry added.
