BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 6. Kyrgyzstan will present its pavilion at the upcoming COP29 for the first time, providing an opportunity to showcase the country's achievements and hold meetings with international partners, Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan Meder Mashiev said during a meeting with the US Ambassador Leslie Viguerie in Bishkek today, Trend reports via the Kyrgyz Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision.
The discussion addressed the hot-button issues of climate change and the involvement of both countries in the upcoming COP29, set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 through 22.
The ambassador pointed out that ecological issues and climate change are coming to the forefront and are more relevant than ever on the world stage.
Both parties expressed mutual readiness to strengthen cooperation and shared their plans for the upcoming event.
In just less than a week’s time, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be kicking off in Azerbaijan, the decision of which was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai in December last year.
The UN 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 in the climate system. The abbreviation COP (Conference of Parties) means “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 Germany's Berlin with its secretariat in Bonn.
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