Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan Ally For Caspian Issue - Russian Pros. Gen.
Date
11/15/2024 5:10:48 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15. Russia,
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan are working together
to address pollution in the Caspian Sea, said Russian Prosecutor
General Igor Krasnov, Trend reports.
Speaking at a high-level session titled "Mobilization of Law
Enforcement Agencies in Combating Climate Change" during COP29
in Baku, Krasnov explained the process.
"Together with colleagues from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and
Turkmenistan, we are jointly addressing issues such as the drying
up and pollution of the Caspian Sea, as well as combating crime in
this area," he said.
The Prosecutor General also highlighted that similar
cross-border environmental protection programs are being
implemented by Russia in cooperation with the prosecutors' offices
in China and Mongolia.
"Along with the rational use of natural resources, Russia is
also taking measures to adapt to climate change and mitigate human
impact," Krasnov emphasized.
He went on to say that Russia's prosecutor's office puts the
brakes on as many as 300,000 environmental law violations each
year.
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run
until November 22, opened at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November
11.
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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