BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6. COP29 is seen as a challenge to the future of humanity at a time when the world is facing environmental catastrophes, the Chairman of Türkiye's Wagfa Marmara Group, Prof. Mehmet Akkan Suver, said, Trend reports.
He made the remark on the second day of the Global Baku Summit of Religious Leaders held in Baku.
Akkan Suver pointed out that, in addition to the social ills brought about by wars on earth, climate issues are also the tip of the iceberg for further disasters.
“At such a moment, COP29 to be held in Baku is very important in terms of discussing these problems. We see the COP29 event organized by Azerbaijan as an opportunity for the sake of a bright future for humanity. I believe that this initiative of Azerbaijan will also create conditions for moving away from chaos and conflicts, wars,” he added.
The Global Summit of Religious Leaders organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Committee for Work with Religious Entities, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Caucasus Muslims Office, and the UN Environment Programme continues its work in Baku within the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).
This global forum is attended by approximately 30 leaders from both secular and traditional religions, heads of prominent religious centers (including patriarchs, officials from the Vatican, and Al-Azhar), internationally recognized religious and public figures from a variety of faiths and regions, representatives from government, academia, and religious institutions from 55 countries and 30 international organizations, and media representatives.
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