Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal/File photo
KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal departed for Antalya, Türkiye, on Friday to lead the Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The 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.
He will also participate in the Leaders’ Summit scheduled for November 11-12.
During the conference, Khanal will attend several high-level events, including ‘Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience under Overshoot, Shared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing’, jointly hosted by Nepal, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
He is also scheduled to participate in other side events and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and other dignitaries.
The Nepali delegation includes 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.
Publish Date : 07 November 2026 17:37 PM
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