Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal will leave Kathmandu on Saturday to attend the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event in Fiji and Tuvalu before travelling to Australia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

Khanal will lead a Nepali delegation to the event, which will be held in Fiji and Tuvalu on October 5-6.

He is scheduled to deliver remarks at the leaders’ plenary on October 6. Before the plenary, Khanal will attend a media question-and-answer session with the president of Palau and the prime ministers of Australia and Fiji, according to the ministry.

After the Pre-COP event, Khanal will travel to Australia, where he is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on October 8.

During his visit, Khanal will also take part in separate programmes organised by the Nepali Embassy in Canberra and the Nepali diaspora in Sydney.

He is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on October 12.