Hon. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal held a bilateral meeting with Finland’s Hon. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Ville Tavio, on the sidelines of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya on Wednesday, November 11.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khanal expressed appreciation to the government and people of Finland for their solidarity and swift humanitarian assistance following the recent devastating climate-induced floods in Nepal.
He also briefed Tavio on Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction efforts, the resettlement of disaster-affected communities and the disproportionate impacts of climate change on people’s lives and livelihoods, as well as mountain ecosystems, the ministry wrote in a social media post.
The two ministers also exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, including issues under the COP31 process, and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation in trade, investment, energy, connectivity, infrastructure development, forest conservation, technology and climate action.
