Azerbaijani, Ukrainian FMs discuss future prospects of cooperation PHOTO

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 

The two ministers discussed various aspects and future prospects of cooperation between the two countries, as well as the current regional situation and Azerbaijan's preparation for COP29, Caliber.Az reports via the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. 

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