COP29: Azerbaijani, Turkish ministers discuss trade sustainability

Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev and Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu, who is on a visit to Baku to participate in the COP29 Climate Change Conference, have discussed the sustainability of regional trade.

"Had a productive meeting with the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, my esteemed colleague Rashad Nabiyev, Deputy Minister Rahman Hummatov and our Ambassador to Baku Cahit Bağçı," he wrote, Caliber.Az reports.

Nabiyev has said that the meeting saw important consultations to strengthen cooperation between Türkiye and brotherly Azerbaijan and ensure the sustainability of regional trade.

Azerbaycan Dijital Kalkınma ve Ulaştırma Bakanı, Değerli Mevkidaşım Sn. @RashadNNabiyev, Bakan Yardımcısı Sn. Rahman Hummatov ve Bakü Büyükelçimiz Sn. @cahitbagci ile verimli bir görüşme gerçekleştirdik.

Türkiye ve kardeş ülke Azerbaycan arasındaki iş birliğimizi güçlendirmek ve… pic.twitter.com/Bqo9HxZWwP

— Abdulkadir URALOĞLU (@a_uraloglu) November 19, 2024

Uraloglu arrived in Azerbaijan on November 19 to participate in COP29.

Notably, COP29, which began on November 11, will run through November 22. The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan, a country with extensive experience in organizing international events, was made during the plenary session of COP28 in Dubai on December 11, 2023. 

As part of the conference, Baku currently hosts 70,000 and 80,000 international guests, including leaders from governments, businesses, and civil society, all working together to find tangible solutions to the record-high global temperatures and extreme weather events that are affecting people worldwide.

A central focus of COP29 is finance, as trillions of dollars are needed for countries to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect lives and livelihoods from the growing impacts of climate change.

The conference also serves as a critical moment for nations to present their updated national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement, which are due by early 2025. If implemented correctly, these plans will help limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, while also serving as investment strategies that support the Sustainable Development Goals.

By Khagan Isayev