KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel has assigned his responsibilities to Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav in the former's absence.
In accordance with Article 67 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, President Paudel designated the Vice President to look after the affairs executed by him during his absence.
Such arrangement was made after the President left for Azerbaijan leading the Nepali delegation on Sunday afternoon to attend the 29th edition of Conference of Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Head of the State left for Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan, to attend the conference at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He is scheduled to address the 'world leaders' summit on climate action' on November 12.
Similarly, Nepal will be holding a special high-level session under the leadership of President Paudel on November 13 alongside the COP29.
Moreover, Nepal will draw the world's attention to its agenda in another high-level meeting on 'addressing climate-related damage and loss in mountainous areas'.
President Paudel is scheduled to return home on November 15.
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