Nepal, Feb. 10 -- Erik Solheim has held senior portfolios with the Norwegian government, including as its Minister of International Development. He has also served as the UN Under-Secretary-General. Currently, he is helping make China's Belt and Road Initiative environmentally sustainable. Separately, in the early 2000s, Solheim had played the role of a mediator between Nepal's warring Maoists and the mainstream political parties. Anil Giri and Durga Khanal caught up with the veteran Norwegian diplomat during his recent trip to Nepal.

You visited Nepal after a long time. What was the purpose of your visit this time?

The main purpose now was to look into the opportunities for Nepal in turning climate change into an opportunity for renewa...