Azerbaijan, UN explore cooperation, mine clearance efforts at COP29 PHOTO

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a meeting with Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under Secretary-General and the Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), during the ongoing COP29 conference in Baku.

The talks focused on strengthening cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United Nations, with particular emphasis on Azerbaijan’s role as the chair of the COP29 summit. Caliber.Az reports.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry made a post on its official X account, saying the discussion covered a broad range of topics under the Azerbaijan-UN partnership.

Within the framework of @COP29_AZ, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of #Azerbaijan @Bayramov_Jeyhun met with UN Under Secretary General and @UNOPS_Chief Jorge Moreira da Silva to discuss issues stemming from #Azerbaijan-UN cooperation agenda, as well as @COP29_AZ… pic.twitter.com/8X2aKBG0XW

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) November 15, 2024

One key issue highlighted during the meeting was Azerbaijan’s ongoing efforts to address the mine threat in the liberated territories. The Foreign Minister and the UNOPS Executive Director exchanged views on ways to further enhance cooperation in addressing this critical challenge.

“Within the framework of COP29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with the UN Under Secretary-General and UNOPS Chief Jorge Moreira da Silva to discuss issues stemming from Azerbaijan-UN cooperation agenda, as well as the COP29 presidency of Azerbaijan.

The sides focused on Azerbaijan's efforts to tackle the landmine threat in the liberated territories, and the role of enhanced cooperation in this regard was emphasized,” the post by the ministry reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva