The fifth meeting of the Organising Committee has been held in connection with the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The final text of the Host Country Agreement between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Secretariat of the UNFCCC will be ready soon, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Samir Nuriyev, said at the meeting.
He noted that the text of the agreement is being prepared taking into account the conclusions of the relevant government bodies.
He added that, after the Bonn Climate Conference, Azerbaijan entered the active phase of its chairmanship at COP29.
Nuriyev said that, based on proposals from government agencies and discussions with the UN and international organisations, an initial list of 14 initiatives has been prepared. Also, in agreement with the UN, thematic days of COP29 have already been distributed.
The meeting was addressed by the head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and chairman of the organising committee, Samir Nuriyev; Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources and President of COP29, Mukhtar Babayev; assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Alakbarov; head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov; assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmat Hajiyev; Ombudswoman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva; Minister of Emergency Situations, Kamaladdin Heydarov; Head of the Baku Executive Power, Eldar Azizov; and others.
Instructions were given on the implementation of the Action Plan related to the organisation and conduct of COP29 and other relevant issues.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan is discussing 15 initiatives as part of its COP29 chairmanship agenda, Director-General of COP29, Elnur Sultanov, said.
“Azerbaijan can come up with its own initiatives within the agenda of its chairmanship at COP29. We are already discussing 15 initiatives and I am confident that in terms of effectiveness and the process itself (of preparation for COP29), Azerbaijan will make its contribution and become a good example for other countries,” Soltanov told journalists.
He also noted that negotiations within the COP29 are ongoing.
“With less and less time left before COP29, we must complete more than 50% of our work by November 11 to successfully implement the entire program. The negotiation process continues, we take a neutral position in it, decisions must be made by other countries,” Soltanov added.
By Michael Simire
