President Paudel leaves for Azerbaijan to attend COP29

Kathmandu, Nov 10: President Ramchandra Paudel today left here for Azerbaijan, leading a Nepali delegation to the 29th edition of Conference of Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN climate event is being held in Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22.

President Paudel was bid farewell by Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and Speaker Devraj Ghimire at VVIP Lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport in the afternoon. A contingent of Nepali Army accorded a guard of honour to the President on the occasion.

Also in line to see off President at the airport were Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, lawmakers, high-level government officials, chiefs of security bodies and representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal.

The Head of the State is leaving for Baku to attend the conference at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He is scheduled to address the ‘world leaders’ summit on climate action’ on November 12.

Similarly, Nepal will be holding a special high-level session under the leadership of President Paudel on November 13 alongside the COP29.

Moreover, Nepal will draw the world’s attention to its agenda in another high-level meeting on ‘addressing climate-related damage and loss in mountainous areas’.

President Paudel is accompanied by his spouse Sabita Paudel. His entourage includes President Paudel’s environment expert Dr Parameshwor Pokharel, his personal secretary Abagya Paudel and his communication expert Kiran Kumar Pokharel.

Furthermore, the delegation comprises Secretary at the Office of the President Narayan Prasad Sharma, Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministers of Council Krishna Hari Pushkar, Chairman of Rastriya Samachar Samiti Dharmendra Jha, and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amrit Bahadur Rai, among others.

President Paudel is scheduled to return home on November 15.