Azerbaijan To Host COP29-Framed Parliamentary Meeting
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6/29/2024 10:17:50 PM
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Ulviyya Shahin
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A parliamentary session will be held in Azerbaijan within the
framework of COP29, the local MP Kamal Jafarov said during a
scientific-practical conference themed "The role of educational and
law enforcement activities in strengthening the environment" held
in Khankendi city today, Azernews reports.
According to him, attention to climate change is one of the most
important and urgent challenges at the moment.
"This challenge necessitates national and global efforts.
Azerbaijan, as a reliable and responsible member of the
international community, contributes to the fight against the
effects of climate change.
In the context of measures being implemented in this area,
holding COP29 is a vivid example of the national and global
recognition of Azerbaijan's efforts in combating climate change,"
he emphasized.
The MP pointed out that the Azerbaijani parliament also has
important tasks within the framework of the COP29 International
Conference.
"Undoubtedly, the participation of all members of the
international community in this process is crucial to achieving our
goals.
The Azerbaijani parliament, in cooperation with the
Inter-Parliamentary Union, plans to organise a parliamentary
session within the framework of COP29. This event will give
parliamentarians the opportunity to engage in a broad exchange of
views and determine the steps they can take in the fight against
climate change. Thus, the meeting will provide a parliamentary
contribution to multilateral actions to combat climate change,"
Jafarov added.
To note, this November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This
decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on
December 11 last year. Baku will become the centre of the world and
will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative
body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin,
and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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