BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. The Governor of the Japanese capital Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, who arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, met with the head of the Baku City Executive Power, Eldar Azizov, within the framework of the event, Trend reports via Azerbaijan's Baku City Executive Authority.
“Thus, Yuriko Koike, emphasizing that the purity and beauty of Baku fascinate her, noted that she was glad to be present in Azerbaijan and take part in the COP29 event. The guest also stressed the rapid development of Azerbaijan and the city of Baku in recent years.
Head of Baku City Executive Power Eldar Azizov expressed satisfaction with the Japanese delegation's stay in Baku and talked to the guests about the city. He noted that today the development of Baku and its regions is the result of President Ilham Aliyev's activity.
Then, issues of further cooperation between the two capitals were discussed,” the information notes.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) started in Baku on November 11. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system.
The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are Parties to the Convention. Unless the parties decide otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
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