© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A basic view exhibits central Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Picture
By Kate Abnett
DUBAI (Reuters) – There may be an general consensus that Azerbaijan ought to host the COP29 U.N. local weather summit subsequent yr, the nation’s ecology minister Mukhtar Babayev mentioned on Saturday.
“I’m delighted to announce that there is an overall consensus on the candidacy of Azerbaijan to host COP29,” he informed the COP28 summit in Dubai.
Nations from the Jap European area, which is because of host subsequent yr’s summit, have been deadlocked over the host of the subsequent world gathering to handle local weather change.
The group didn’t formally verify on Saturday its member international locations had backed Baku’s bid, however Babayev prompt they have been on board.
“We’re very grateful to all countries in particular to the Eastern European group and the [COP28 summit] host United Arab Emirates for their support,” he mentioned.
Talks on the location for COP29 have been held up after Russia mentioned it might veto any European Union nation’s bid to host.
The EU has sanctioned Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Azerbaijan shouldn’t be an EU member.
If authorised by the regional group, Baku’s bid would nonetheless want the formal inexperienced mild from the almost 200 international locations current on the COP28 talks.
