BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 6. Kyrgyzstan is set to hold a high-level meeting on mountain agenda at COP29, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov said at the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Bishkek, Trend reports.
“Kyrgyzstan is actively promoting the agenda and initiatives related to mountain regions in the international arena. In this direction, we propose joint actions on international platforms. In this context, I would like to note the UN General Assembly resolution “Sustainable Mountain Development”, adopted at the initiative of Kyrgyzstan. According to the resolution, the years 2023-2027 are declared the Five-Year Action Plan for the Development of Mountain Regions. We propose to the parties to the Framework Convention on Climate the Annual Dialogue on Mountains and Climate. In this regard, we request brotherly Turkic countries to support Kyrgyzstan's initiative to institutionalize this dialogue at the COP29 Conference to be held in Baku,” Zhaparov said.
According to him, within the framework of the conference, Kyrgyzstan is preparing to hold a high-level meeting on “Promotion of the mountain agenda and inclusion of mountain issues and climate change in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”.
“Given the overlapping positions of our countries on the climate agenda, we invite you to participate in this high-level meeting. In addition, we hope for the support of brotherly countries in the implementation of the conceptual document “Turkic Green Vision: Unity for a Sustainable Future” initiated by the Kyrgyz side,” the President said.
To note, in a few days, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will start in Baku. The decision was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Rio Earth Summit 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 otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.