Baku: Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received on Friday Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev.
Minister Mukhtar Babayev presented a letter of invitation from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif regarding the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).
The Pakistani PM asked the minister to convey his gratitude for the sincere invitation and congratulations for hosting COP29, the most important gathering of world leaders, this year, to President Ilham Aliyev. The Prime Minister noted that he is looking forward to COP29.
PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif emphasized that Pakistan fully supports Azerbaijan regarding COP29.
Minister Mukhtar Babayev expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for his support to Azerbaijan in its preparations for the upcoming COP29.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev also visited the headquarters of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) in the capital city of Islamabad.
Minister Mukhtar Babayev met with COMSATS Executive Director Mohammad Nafees Zakaria and other officials. Mukhtar Babayev planted a tree at the event also attended by Romina Khurshid Alam, Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination. The discussions revolved around the COP29, including sustainable development and climate change.
Minister Mukhtar Babayev also held discussions with the representatives of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority on the consequences of climate change.
