BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. Head of the
Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chair of
the COP29 Organizing Committee Samir Nuriyev has met with a
delegation led by the Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike within the
COP29 event, Trend
reports
The meeting expressed satisfaction with the current level of
relations between the two countries and highlighted the broad
potential for further development.
Besides, the meeting emphasized that, under the leadership of
the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,
successful preparations for COP29 have been carried out, and
effective efforts have been made during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship
to achieve consensus among all parties on the climate agenda.
Koike congratulated Azerbaijan on the successful organization of
COP29 and wished the country success in its COP29 presidency.
Next, the meeting briefed on the reconstruction work being
carried out in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, with a
focus on the implementation of the smart city and smart village
concepts in areas declared a green energy zone, and discussed
opportunities for cooperation with Japan in this area.
The conversation included an exchange of views on the prospects
for expanding ties between Baku and Tokyo and other matters of
mutual interest.
At the conclusion, Koike was presented with the book “Karabakh:
Before and After Occupation”.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)
started in Baku on November 11. The United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth
Summit in Rio de Janeiro 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
the parties decide otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first
COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat
is located in Bonn.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and
ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate
finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that
include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable
Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy
storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane
reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies,
and other topics.
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