Kyrgyzstan Set To Hold High-Level Meeting On Mountain Agenda At COP29 In Azerbaijan
Date
11/6/2024 5:13:35 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, November 6. Kyrgyzstan is
set to hold a high-level meeting on mountain agenda at COP29, the
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov said at the 11th Summit of
Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Bishkek,
Trend reports.
“Kyrgyzstan is actively promoting the agenda and initiatives
related to mountain regions in the international arena. In this
direction, we propose joint actions on international platforms. In
this context, I would like to note the UN General Assembly
resolution“Sustainable Mountain Development”, adopted at the
initiative of Kyrgyzstan. According to the resolution, the years
2023-2027 are declared the Five-Year Action Plan for the
Development of Mountain Regions. We propose to the parties to the
Framework Convention on Climate the Annual Dialogue on Mountains
and Climate. In this regard, we request brotherly Turkic countries
to support Kyrgyzstan's initiative to institutionalize this
dialogue at the COP29 Conference to be held in Baku,” Zhaparov
said.
According to him, within the framework of the conference,
Kyrgyzstan is preparing to hold a high-level meeting on“Promotion
of the mountain agenda and inclusion of mountain issues and climate
change in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”.
“Given the overlapping positions of our countries on the climate
agenda, we invite you to participate in this high-level meeting. In
addition, we hope for the support of brotherly countries in the
implementation of the conceptual document“Turkic Green Vision:
Unity for a Sustainable Future” initiated by the Kyrgyz side,” the
President said.
To note, in a few days, the 29th session of the Conference of
the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(COP29) will start in Baku. The decision was made at the plenary
meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement
signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous
human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP
(Conference of Parties) stands for“Conference of Parties” and is
the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the
Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless
otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first
COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is
located in Bonn.
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