BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. The meeting took place between the delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany Jennifer Morgan and Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev, Trend reports, referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the process of preparing for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will take place in Azerbaijan this year.
The decision to hold COP29 in Azerbaijan was officially announced in Dubai on December 11, 2023.
In addition to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Bulgaria put forward their candidacies. However, on December 7, 2023, after direct negotiations between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Armenia decided to withdraw its candidacy in support of Azerbaijan. Bulgaria followed suit and also withdrew its candidacy.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Mukhtar Babayev, was appointed as the President of COP29 on January 4, 2024.