Azerbaijan expands COP29 Organising Committee

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on changes in the composition of the Organising Committee for the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), the 19th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the 6th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.

Caliber.Az reports that the relevant information has been published on the official website of the Azerbaijani president.

According to the document, the composition of the COP29 Organising Committee has been expanded to include the Chairman of the Seaside Boulevard Authority Khanlar Agalarov, the Chairman of the Public Association "Woman, Development, Future" Gulshan Akhundova, Head of the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture Sabina Hajiyeva, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Science Foundation Mehriban Imanova, President of the Public Association "Centre for Gender Equality of Youth" Maryam Mejidova, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Natavan Mammadova, Director of DOST Centre for Inclusive Development and Creativity Nigar Mammadova, Founder of SmartNation platform Shabnam Mammadova.

The Committee also included Ilgar Musayev, Head of the State Service for Special Communication and Information Security, Samira Musayeva, Deputy Head of the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy, Rovshan Najaf, President of the State Oil Company, Konul Nurullayeva, MP, Ruslan Sadigov, General Director of the White City Project, Inara Veliyeva, Chairperson of the Board of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Development under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.

They were joined by Parvana Veliyeva, executive director of the public association "Sağlamlığa Xidmət", co-founder of the "Environmental Protection First" coalition, and Fatma Yildirim, MP.

In addition, Ruslan Aliyev, General Director of the Azerigaz Production Association, was excluded from the organising committee.