Foreign Secretary Khanal reaches Antalya to attend COP 31

KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal has reached 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.

The conference will run from November 9 to 20.

Khanal will also participate in the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11 and 12.

During the conference, Khanal will attend a high-level event titled ‘Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience under Overshoot, Shared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing’, jointly organized by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.

In addition, the foreign minister is scheduled to participate in various high-level meetings and side events and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and other dignitaries, the ministry said.

Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14.