EU looks forward to working with Azerbaijan to ensure success of COP29

The Council of the European Union hopes to work with Azerbaijan to achieve a successful outcome at the next UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku this November.

According to Report, the body made the statement following a meeting on green diplomacy.

"The Council thanks the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for hosting COP28 in Dubai and welcomes the adoption of the UAE consensus. The EU looks forward to working with all partners, including the troika - the UAE and the incoming COP presidencies of Azerbaijan and Brazil - to achieve a successful and ambitious outcome of COP29 and COP30," the statement said.

The EU Council underlined the importance of delivering on the global commitments agreed at COP28 and the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to ensure a sustainable future for all. In this context, the EU looks forward to working with all partners for a successful and ambitious outcome of the next UN climate conferences in Baku and Belém, and for the next Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia.