Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka is leaving for Turkey today to take part in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Issuing a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that he is visiting Turkey at the formal invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The programme will be held from March 11-13.

Minister Khadka is scheduled to share panels with participating Foreign Ministers in two separate sessions entitled 'Democratic Governance and Security' and 'Asia Anew: For a Sustained Regional Growth' on March 12, the statement read.

Over 50 Foreign Ministers together with a cross-section of policy makers and experts are attending the event. The theme for this year’s annual Forum is ‘Recoding Diplomacy’.

During the visit, Minister Khadka will hold a meeting with officials of NRN-Turkey and Nepali entrepreneurs based in Istanbul to discuss business opportunities and challenges as well as problems faced by Nepali diaspora on March 9.

He will hold interactive sessions with members of Economic Chambers in Istanbul and Antalya. On the sidelines of the Forum, Minister Khadka will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart. 

He will also hold meetings with Foreign Ministers of different countries on the sidelines, the statement further read.