KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 8

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, on Saturday to lead the Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khanal will address the opening session of the conference on November 9. The conference is being held from November 9 to 20, while he will attend the Leaders' Summit on November 11 and 12.

Khanal will also participate in a high-level event titled "Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience Under Overshoot, Shared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing". Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan are jointly organising the event.

He is scheduled to participate in other high-level and side events and hold bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts and other dignitaries. Khanal is scheduled to return to Nepal on November 14.