BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. A second briefing on the COP29 meeting and its planning was delivered by the Azerbaijan Operational Company COP29 for the diplomatic corps accredited in Azerbaijan, a source in the company told Trend.
According to the source, the briefing was attended by the Chairperson of the Board of the Azerbaijan Operational Company COP29 and Chief Operating Officer Narmin Jarchalova, Deputy Chief of the Protocol Service of the President of Azerbaijan Ramin Taghiyev, Director of the Conference Affairs Department of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Vasim Mir, and representative of the UN Security Department Kevin O'Hanlon.
Over 150 diplomats, including heads of diplomatic missions active in Azerbaijan as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country and abroad, joined the interactive hybrid-format briefing.
In her detailed presentation at the briefing, the Chairperson of the Board, Chief Operating Officer of the Azerbaijan Operational Company COP29 Narmin Jarchalova elaborated on the key events included in the COP29 process calendar, the intensive preparatory work being conducted across various areas, the spatial distribution of COP29 goals at the Baku Olympic Stadium, where the conference will be held, and the infrastructure developments in progress.
Detailed information was provided on the progress of creating the “Blue Zone”, the venue for all official events, and the “Green Zone," which will bring together various parties for innovative climate approaches.
It was also mentioned in the briefing that everything is proceeding as planned.
Diplomats attending the briefing were informed that several steps have been taken to ensure the effective and smooth organization of participation in COP29.
Thus, the registration process for the conference managed by the UNFCCC, the launch of a special COP29 visa service, accreditation of media representatives, registration of radio-electronic equipment, allocation of temporary radio spectrum, infrastructure reservations, and spaces provided for organizing events in the COP29 “Green Zone," and detailed information were shared about portals created for booking translation services.
Progress was reported on transportation, accommodation, catering, and additional planned measures.
The briefing pointed out that one of the main objectives of the operational company throughout all stages of ongoing activities is to maintain the environmental impact and carbon footprint at an acceptable minimum.
Deputy Chief of the Protocol Service of the President of Azerbaijan Ramin Taghiyev addressed protocol issues related to welcoming, accommodation, and transportation arrangements for heads of state and government and official delegations that will visit Baku for the World Summit on Climate Action within COP29.
Diplomats were informed about the operations of Heydar Aliyev International Airport, urban transportation during the event, and the agenda of the World Summit on Climate Action.
The event carried on with talks and a Q&A session on subjects that piqued the interest of the attendees and those tuned in remotely.
This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
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 with the climate system. COP—the Conference of the Parties—is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Germany's Berlin with its secretariat in Bonn.
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