EU envoy shares post from COP29 representation office in Azerbaijan

EU ambassador to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko has shared a post from the COP29 representation office.

Michalko posted a photo on his X, noting that there are just 37 days left until the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Caliber.Az reports.

“Grateful for very constructive meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister and COP29 Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev and discussion with EU Ambassadors on green diplomacy with the view of upcoming COP29 in Baku,” Michalko wrote.

Michalko participated in the Climate Action March, part of Baku Climate Action Week, on October 4. 

During the event, he congratulated Azerbaijan on its upcoming presidency at COP29 and commended the country's efforts and preparation for this significant global conference on climate change.

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