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Azerbaijan has successfully completed the assessment process of its first Biennial Transparency Report submitted under the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Representatives of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry delegation announced the development during the 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

During the first week of the session, a series of events and meetings were held focusing on the implementation of initiatives under Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency, as well as mandates assigned to the country within the COP29 and COP30 frameworks.

In particular, under the COP29 initiative Baku Transparency Platform, a dedicated session was organized jointly with the UNFCCC Secretariat and the presidencies of COP30 and COP31. Participants discussed the experience of preparing first-cycle Biennial Transparency Reports, existing challenges, and possible support mechanisms for developing countries in preparing second-cycle reports. It was decided that the next session of the platform will be held in September in Baku during UNFCCC Climate Week.

Within the mandate of the COP29–COP31 Troika presidencies, the first session of the Mission Belém 1.5 initiative also took place. Discussions included presentations of positions from parties and other stakeholders, with proposals expected to inform future steps.

The Azerbaijani delegation also participated in a high-level segment of the multilateral facilitative assessment process under the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement, as well as in a technical dialogue on Azerbaijan’s submitted Biennial Transparency Report.

The process of reviewing Azerbaijan’s first Biennial Transparency Report was thus successfully concluded.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov