"The Nepali government is to hold a cabinet meeting on Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen," Deepak Bohora, Minister of Nepali Forest and Soil Conservation, said Monday.

According to him, the entire cabinet will travel to Mt. Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,360 meters for the meeting, to be held later this month.According to THT Online report, the announcement came just weeks after the government of the Maldives held an underwater cabinet meeting to focus global attention on rising sea levels ahead of the key United Nations summit on Dec. 7-18."The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas is a serious concern for us," said Bohora. "We want to focus the world's attention on saving the Himalayas from the effects of climate change before the Copenhagen meeting."

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