Foreign Minister Khanal Leaving for Fiji to Attend Pre-COP Leaders’ Event

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, is leaving for Fiji on October 3, leading a Nepali delegation to the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event to be held in Fiji and Tuvalu on October 5-6. According to a press release issued by the Ministry on Thursday, Foreign Minister Khanal will deliver his remarks at the Leaders’ Plenary on October 6.

Prior to the Plenary, the Minister is scheduled to attend a media question and answer session with the President of Palau, the Prime Ministers of Australia and Fiji. Following his participation in Pre-COP Leaders’ event, the he will travel to Australia, where he is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on October 8.

During his visit, Minister Khanal is participating in separate programmes organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Canberra and the Nepali diaspora in Sydney. He is scheduled to return home on October 12. (RSS)