(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 14. Guests
representing various countries, officials, media representatives
and experts, as well as world leaders commended the successful
organization of the 29th session of the conference of the Parties
(COP29) to the UN Framework convention on Climate Change by
Azerbaijan, expressing their optimism that the COP29 negotiations
would yield productive results, Trend reports.
Addressing the plenary session, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif,
Pakistan's Prime Minister, congratulated Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev on the successful organization of the COP29 in Baku,
calling him "Dear Brother".
Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt,
expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan for the high-level
organization of the COP29 and wished the country a successful
conference.
Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, said she was delighted
to see Azerbaijan as the President of COP29, which is considered as
part of the climate initiative for peace, expressing her gratitude
to Azerbaijan for the organization of COP29.
Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, also expressed his
deep appreciation to the President of Azerbaijan for the excellent
organization of the COP29.
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, thanked Azerbaijan and personally President Ilham
Aliyev, for hosting in Baku such a momentous event for
humanity.
Maia Sandu, President of Moldova, expressed her deep gratitude
to President Ilham Aliyev and the Government of Azerbaijan for
hosting COP29 in Baku.
Addressing the COP29 Leaders' Summit, Siaosi Sovaleni, Chair of
the Pacific Islands Forum, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga,
commended the President and people of Azerbaijan for the sincere
hospitality and the opportunity to convey to the world community
the challenges and position of small island countries of
Oceania.
Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, expressed
her gratitude for the two memorandums signed with the organization
represented by the government of Azerbaijan and Azercosmos.
Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Chair of the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM), expressed his confidence that COP29
would be remembered as a "Good COP".
Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund
(GCF), underlined that the GCF had undertaken significant steps to
ensure access to funding.
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of the Fund for
Responding to Loss and Damage, emphasized the leadership of
Azerbaijan in launching the Fund's activities, drawing attention to
the new financial commitments undertaken by the countries.
On November 13, the Baku Declaration was adopted to amplify the
voices of small island nations affected by climate change, marking
another achievement under Azerbaijan's COP29 presidency.
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