Ambassador: Malaysia ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan at COP29

An official reception was held in Baku to mark Malaysia's National Day, organized by the Malaysian Embassy in Azerbaijan.

The event commenced with the national anthems of both countries, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

Malaysian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ahmad Kamrizamil Mohd Riza, highlighted the longstanding cooperation between the two nations, noting Azerbaijan’s participation in Malaysia’s Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) since 1986.

“Up to this day, 265 Azerbaijani graduates have completed various courses under the MTCP,” the ambassador stated.

He further emphasized the ongoing multilateral cooperation between Malaysia and Azerbaijan through international platforms such as the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

"With COP29 approaching, we are ready to collaborate with Azerbaijan on climate issues and align our environmental protection efforts with global objectives," the ambassador noted.

Ambassador Riza also mentioned Malaysia’s upcoming chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2025, stating, “ASEAN is collectively the fifth-largest economy in the world, the third-largest in Asia, and ranks third in population. Our goal as chair is to strengthen unity within ASEAN through dialogue, diplomacy, and goodwill.”

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Azerbaijan this November. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary session in Dubai on December 11, 2023. 

During two weeks, Baku will become a global hub, welcoming around 70,000 to 80,000 international guests. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aimed at preventing dangerous human interference with the climate system. 

The abbreviation COP means "Conference of the Parties" and refers to the highest decision-making body responsible for overseeing the implementation of the UNFCCC. The Convention has 198 member states. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, the COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in Berlin in March 1995, and its secretariat is based in Bonn.

By Khagan Isayev