Today, Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan received Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Republic of Armenia Mrs. Ahlam AlSalami.
Climate issues were on the agenda of the meeting, in particular, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12.
Welcoming the guests at the Ministry of Environment, the minister first congratulated the United Arab Emirates on being chosen as the host and chairing country of the COP28 conference and effectively evaluated the cooperation between the governments of the Republic of Armenia and the United Arab Emirates.
"Armenia is deeply committed to further integration into the global processes of combating climate change, not only by declaring an ambitious climate agenda, but also by proposing concrete solutions and engaging in negotiations to finalize the mechanisms and arrangements necessary to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement," the minister noted.
During the meeting, Mrs. Ahlam AlSalami presented the preparations for the COP28 conference, the preliminary agenda and the directions on which the countries will hold discussions.
Mrs. AlSalami expressed her willingness to be actively involved in the work of forming the agenda to be presented by Armenia to the conference, and asked her Armenian partners to come up with suggestions and observations that will help make the country's participation in the largest climate conference more systematic and effective.
Minister Hakob Simidyan informed that the Republic of Armenia has submitted an application to host the 29th session of the Parties (COP29) and the RA government is ready to make maximum efforts to host and hold the forum properly.
The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to COP28.
At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to organize similar meetings on a periodic basis before the forum, in order to achieve the desired results of the worshipful participation of Armenia through cooperation and dialogue.