KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has left for Turkey to attend the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
According to his secretariat, Wagle is scheduled to represent Nepal and advocate its key agendas on climate change and sustainable economic development at around half a dozen high-level sessions during the summit.
The conference is being held in Antalya, Turkey, from November 9 to 20. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, who is leading the Nepali delegation, has already arrived at the conference venue.
Wagle is scheduled to return to Nepal on Sunday, November 15.
