Nepalese Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sharat Singh Bhandari (L), Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Deepak Bohara (C) and Minister for Environment Thakur Prasad Sharma attend a press conference in Kathmandu on Sunday to announce a Nepalese cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on the foothills of Everest next week. Photo: AFP

Nepal's cabinet will meet in the shadow of Mount Everest next week to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, officials said Saturday.

Twenty-six ministers, together with staff, will travel to the town of Gorakshep, high up in the foothills of Everest, for the special climate-themed meeting, said Bishnu Rijal, press advisor to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.