BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 12. Delegations from
Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Brazil, Australia, and the Secretariat of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took
part in the first strategic planning meeting held in Istanbul ahead
of COP31 on February 11-12, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry.
The Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister
and COP29 Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev.
Besides, the representative of the president of Azerbaijan on
climate issues and President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev participated
and spoke online at the opening of the event.
The event discussed the preparation of the Turkish side for the
substantive and logistical organization of COP31 and the mechanism
of cooperation between Türkiye as the president of COP31, and
Australia, which is responsible for the COP31 negotiation process,
as well as the relevant strategy for ensuring the success of
COP31.
At the same time, the event saw an exchange of views on the
plans for the activities of the Troika (Azerbaijan, Brazil, and
Türkiye) called the “Belem 1.5 Mission,” established on the basis
of the decision adopted at COP30 during the current year.
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