Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal held a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Antalya, Turkiye on the sidelines of COP31.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister Khanal expressed deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his message of sympathy and solidarity in the aftermath of the recent climate-triggered Bhotekoshi floods and commended his steadfast leadership of the United Nations and a stronger commitment to advancing multilateralism, global peace, human dignity and sustainable development, reads a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
UN Secretary-General Guterres, in turn, acknowledged Nepal’s valuable contribution to global peace and stability as a leading Troop and Police-contributing country to UN peacekeeping missions.
They also exchanged views on matters of regional and global significance, including Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction efforts, indispensability of global governance reforms, multi-hazard early warning system, scaled-up climate finance and climate action, according to the statement.
