Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday to participate in the two-day World Leaders Climate Action Summit being held as part of the 29th UN Climate Change Conference, also called COP29, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
The PM will make a robust call for climate solidarity and climate justice based on the established principles of equity.
Earlier, PM’s Coordinator on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam and the secretary of the climate change ministry met with the former president of Maldives Muhammad Nasheed who visited the Pakistan pavilion at COP29 in Baku, the Ministry of Climate Change posted on X,
In another post, it said: “At #COP29, Pakistan’s delegation will emphasise stronger commitments to climate finance and adaptation. With unprecedented climate impacts, the time for bold action is now.”
Meanwhile, PM Shebaz Sharif held a meeting today with the Saudi Minister for Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih and Royal Court Advisor Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri on the sidelines of the Arab Islamic Summit.
At the summit, PM Shehbaz will discuss the “rapidly deteriorating situation in Gaza and speak with one voice for the rights of the Palestinian people and reaffirm our collective call for regional peace,” according to his post on X last night.
