Kathmandu: Nepal and Ethiopia discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in climate action, trade, tourism and air connectivity, on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a social media post confirmed that Hon. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal held talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedion Timothewos on the matter on Monday, November 9.
During the meeting, Khanal thanked the Ethiopian government and people for expressing sympathy and solidarity with Nepal following the recent devastating climate-induced disasters.
He also reaffirmed Nepal’s commitment to advancing global climate action based on equity, shared environmental responsibility and multilateral cooperation at COP31 and under Ethiopia’s upcoming presidency of the climate conference.
According to the ministry, the two ministers exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest, including strengthening bilateral ties, sustainable graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category, trade, air connectivity, tourism and people-to-people contacts.
