Kremlin: Putin's participation in UN climate conference in Baku remains uncertain

The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has announced that a decision regarding Russian leader Vladimir Putin's attendance at the upcoming UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, has not yet been reached.

When questioned about Putin's potential participation, Peskov noted, "A decision on this matter has not yet been made," Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

He did, however, emphasise that "Russia will definitely be represented" at the event.

On October 8, Ruslan Edelgeriev, an aide to the Russian president, suggested that either Putin or Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin could attend the conference. Earlier in March, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development had expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for its "very deep professional approach" in organising the conference.

Minister Maxim Reshetnikov conveyed confidence in the event's success, stating that "Moscow is prepared to continue supporting Baku."

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is set to be held in Azerbaijan this November. This location was confirmed during the COP28 plenary session in Dubai on 11 December 2023.

For two weeks, Baku will serve as a global hub, hosting approximately 70,000 to 80,000 international attendees.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), established at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to avert significant human-induced climate disruptions.

The term COP stands for "Conference of the Parties," which is the principal decision-making body responsible for overseeing the UNFCCC's implementation.

By Aghakazim Guliyev