Antalya (Turkiye), Nov 11: A bilateral meeting has been held between Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland, Ville Tavio.
During the meeting, Minister Khanal, who is currently leading a Nepali delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), expressed gratitude for the solidarity and the immediate humanitarian assistance provided by the Finnish government following the recent climate-induced flood in Nepal.
Minister Khanal shared information about post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts, rehabilitation of the affected communities. He also reminded the disproportionate impact the climate change has caused on daily life, livelihoods, and mountain ecosystems in Nepal.
The two Ministers exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, including the COP31 process. They also expressed a commitment to further reinforcing the friendly relations and bilateral cooperation.
They dwelt on expansion of bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, energy, connectivity, infrastructure development, forest conservation, technology and climate action.
