Mukhtar Babayev: COP29 will be a decisive test for the Paris Agreement

Azerbaijan shows an example of how even small issuers can make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev  told the participants of pre-COP29. According to him, due to the huge potential of wind and solar energy, Azerbaijan can promote the renewable energy program. "Liberated Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, declared green energy zones, have sufficient potential for renewable energy sources.

Financing is one of the most important topics in terms of the climate agenda. Simon Steele, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, said this on October 10 in Baku at the opening of the Preliminary Conference of the Parties to the United Nations on Climate Change 2024 (pre-COP29).

The goal of Azerbaijan, as the presiding party, is to become a bridge between the parties to the dialogue, the UN high-level leader on Climate at COP29, Nigar Arpadarai, said at a panel session within the framework of the UN Preliminary Conference on Climate Change 2024 (Pre-COP29).

Negotiations on swap gas supplies to Europe from Azerbaijan and Türkiye to continue the operation of the Ukrainian gas transportation system after the termination of the Russia-Ukraine transit agreement with Moscow are not underway, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.