Press Release- Hon. Foreign Minister Khanal to participate in the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event in Fiji and Tuvalu and to visit Australia

Press Release

Hon. Foreign Minister Khanal to participate in the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event in Fiji and Tuvalu and to visit Australia

Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Shisir Khanal is leaving for Fiji on 03 October 2026, leading a Nepali delegation to the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event to be held in Fiji and Tuvalu on 5-6 October 2026.

The Foreign Minister will deliver his remarks at the Leaders’ Plenary on 06 October 2026. Prior to the Plenary, the Hon. Minister will attend a media Q&A session with the President of Palau, the Prime Minsters of Australia and Fiji.

Following his participation in Pre-COP Leaders’ event, the Hon Foreign Minister Mr Khanal will travel to Australia, where he is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart Hon. Penny Wong on 08 October 2026.

During his visit, Minister Khanal will also participate in separate programmes organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Canberra and the Nepali diaspora in Sydney.

Hon. Foreign Minister is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on 12 October 2026.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Singhdurbar, Kathmandu

01 October 2026