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Hosting COP29 shows Azerbaijan's rising international standing - prime minister

Baku. TurkicWorld

Holding one of the most significant and large-scale international events - COP29 in November in Azerbaijan is a vivid example of the country's growing international prestige, Prime Minister Ali Asadov said, TurkicWorld reports.

He made the statement during a speech in the Cabinet of Ministers at the discussion of the draft state budget and consolidated budget for 2025 and indicators of the consolidated budget for the next three years, the concept and forecast indicators of economic and social development for 2025 and the next three years.

Asadov expressed confidence that the event will be organized at a high level, adding that many government members are members of the relevant organizing committee and should work in a coordinated way in this respect.

To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Azerbaijan in November this year. The decision was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Within two weeks, Baku, having become the center of the world, will host about 70,000-80,000 foreign guests.

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, which 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 the parties have decided otherwise, 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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