Baku: After handing over the COP Presidency to Brazil, Azerbaijan continues to remain active in the field of climate diplomacy, APA reports. Thanks to the trust it has earned among countries as part of COP29 and during the preparation period for COP30, important missions within the COP process are being entrusted to Azerbaijan.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, in accordance with the Baku Financial Target decision adopted within COP29, Azerbaijan and Brazil, as the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, have prepared the ‘Roadmap from Baku to Belem’ on increasing global climate finance to 1.3 trillion USD and presented it as part of COP30. This roadmap, jointly prepared by the two COP Presidencies, has been highly valued and positively received by most states.
Additionally, at the request of the Brazilian side, Azerbaijan has been entrusted with conducting negotiations on two important decisions expected to be adopted at COP30. One of these decisions involves determining the host of COP31. COP30 President Andr© do Lago has authorized Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yalchin Rafiyev and Brazil’s Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mauricio Lyrio, on behalf of the COP30 Presidency, to conduct high-level negotiations on this matter. Australia and Trkiye are competing to host COP31, and the representatives are actively mediating the negotiations between the two countries to find a resolution.
Furthermore, Azerbaijan has also been tasked with the approval of the document on the Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement, considered one of the most important possible outcomes of COP30. COP30 President Andr© do Lago has mandated representatives from Azerbaijan and Norway to lead the process and conduct negotiations among the states. These negotiations are led by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yalchin Rafiyev and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.