INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal is clear in
its view that carbon emitting countries should compensate the non-emitting countries.
PM Oli arrives in New York for 79th
PM Oli leaves for New York
Prime Minister Oli, who is here in connection with participating in the 79th United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA), leading the Nepali delegation, said this while addressing as the keynote speaker at a programme on Parliamentarians
for Fossil Fuel Free, on Saturday.Stating that Nepal has helped reduce the climate change impact through zero carbon emission, he stressed
on compensating the communities suffering from climate change impact due to the emissions by the developed countries
He presented the case of the snow melting in the Nepal Himalayas, including Sagarmatha (Mt Everest).
PM Oli called on the
developed countries of the world to increase funding for future climate adaptation as established by the Paris Agreement
"Our future is bright because we are investing for the future," he said.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Oli and UN Secretary-General Antonio
Gueterres will be having a meeting at the UN headquarters here later in the day.Prime Minister Oli is accompanied by his spouse Radhika
Shakya, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Arzu Rana Deuba, Chief Advisor to PM, Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other
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