Baku, Azerbaijan, February 23. Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Alim Bayel has congratulated Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev on the country's chairmanship of this year's 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), Trend reports, referring to Kazakhstan's embassy in Azerbaijan.
"The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan, Alim Bayel, met with Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mukhtar Babayev. During the meeting, Alim Bayel extended congratulations to Mukhtar Babayev on Azerbaijan's chairmanship for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29, scheduled to take place in Baku in November 2024," the embassy reports.
On his part, Mukhtar Babayev highlighted that COP29 would be among the most extensive events ever hosted in Azerbaijan, both in terms of scale and participant numbers, and he discussed the ongoing preparations for the event.
The sides also discussed the prospects of the development of green diplomacy and exchanged views on topical issues on the global and regional environmental agenda.
Furthermore, as part of the bilateral meeting, the participants addressed several Kazakh initiatives dedicated to fostering climate dialogue in the region. They also reached an agreement to collaborate on the introduction and reintroduction of diverse animal species.
The decision to hold COP29 in Azerbaijan was officially announced in Dubai on December 11, 2023, enabling Azerbaijan to host the above event in November.
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