KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shishir Khanal has arrived in Antalya, Turkey leading a Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-31).

Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to address the inaugural session of the summit to be held from November 9 to 20. He will also participate in the leaders’ summit to be held on November 11 and 12.

On the sidelines of the conference, Minister Khanal will participate in a high-level programme on ‘Advancing the Mountain Agenda: Glaciers, Cryosphere and Resilience Under Overshoot, Seared Responsibility and Sustainable Financing’ to be jointly organized by Nepal, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan and Pakistan.

In addition, Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to attend various high-level and side events of the Summit and hold bilateral meetings with his counterpart ministers and other dignitaries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to return home on November 14.