Azerbaijan invites Malaysian officials to attend COP29

Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Work with the Diaspora Fuad Muradov, who is on a visit to Malaysia, met with Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Maimunah Mohd. Sharif.

The mayor warmly welcomed her guest, stating that she had visited Baku several times and was impressed by the hospitality of the Azerbaijani people, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

She also expressed her gratitude for the invitation extended to Malaysian officials to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will be held in Baku in November 2024. 

She emphasised that the Malaysian side has studied Baku's experience in preserving the old part of Kuala Lumpur, similar to Inner City (Icherisheher), and intends to apply this experience in own efforts.

Muradov discussed the activities of the Committee, established by Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev, and shared his thoughts on integrating Azerbaijani people living in Malaysia into local society while building connections in line with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's recommendations. 

He also highlighted the work being carried out by Azerbaijani communities abroad, the preservation of the national identity, projects being implemented in collaboration with friendly nations, the life of Azerbaijani students in Malaysia, and the exchange of experience within the international projects. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the development of cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

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 Naila Huseynova