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Kyrgyzstan stands ready to fully support Azerbaijan at COP29 – President Zhaparov

Kyrgyzstan Materials 6 November 2024 13:30 (UTC +04:00)
Kyrgyzstan stands ready to fully support Azerbaijan at COP29 – President Zhaparov
Emin Aliyev
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 6. Kyrgyzstan is ready to provide comprehensive support to Azerbaijan during the upcoming COP29, said President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov at the 11th Summit of OTS Heads of State in Bishkek, Trend reports.

Zhaparov expressed his country's solidarity with Azerbaijan as it prepares to host the major international event – the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

"We extend our best wishes for the successful organization of this important summit and are ready to fully support our brotherly country, the Republic of Azerbaijan," the head of the state said.

The President further added that Kyrgyzstan plans to hold a high-level meeting at COP29 focused on "Advancing the Mountain Agenda and Including Mountain and Climate Change Issues in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change."

To note, next week, Azerbaijan will host COP29, the decision about which was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last year. 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, which 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 have decided otherwise, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.

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