German official: Azerbaijan achieves great success in action plan within COP29

Official from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Moritz Weber has said that Azerbaijan already made great progress in the action plan put forward within COP29 presidency.

“The topics that Azerbaijan is presenting in Bonn today are of great importance. However, the main work is ahead, and we support Azerbaijan in implementing its initiatives,” Weber told Report in Bonn, as part of the presentation of some initiatives included in the agenda of the COP29 presidency.

Baku will host the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).

A group of Eastern European countries has chosen Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to host COP29 climate talks next year.

Earlier, Bulgaria withdrew its candidacy to host the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in favour of Azerbaijan.

Moreover, Baku and Yerevan agreed to support each other at some international venues. In a joint statement, Armenia said it would support Azerbaijan's bid to host the COP29 summit.

The conference is being held in rotation by five UN regional groups, and Eastern Europe will take part next year.