Day: June 20, 2024

The second panel on the theme “Balancing, Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience” was held as part of the 29th High-Level Meeting themed “Pathway to COP29: Sustainable and Resilient Future” in Baku, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

The panel session was moderated by Hakima El-Haite, President of the Liberal International, Special Envoy for Climate Change of the Kingdom of Morocco 2015-2017, Vice President of COP21.

Addressing the session, Habib Mikayilli, Head of the COP29 Organizing Committee Secretariat, Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration, noted that the conference scheduled to be held in Baku would have a significant impact on the fight against climate change. He said that the key topic of COP29 is financial issues.

Highlighting the importance of COP29 to be hosted in Baku, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, the Former Executive Director of the UN Human Settlements Programme, underscored that investments are necessary to mitigate climate change.

Jan Fischer, former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, emphasized that Azerbaijan has done important work in the fight against climate change. The former PM noted the role of NGOs representing scientists, researchers, and international organizations along with politicians in the fight against climate change. Jan Fischer hailed the high-level preparations for the COP29 in Azerbaijan.

Underlining that COP29 is one of the most important events of the year, former President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic said that he has high expectations from the meeting held in Baku. “Within COP, we define our future and discuss the challenges facing the planet,” he added.

The panel also featured a Q&A session.

One of the panel discussions will be organized in Zangilan district.

The event will conclude on June 21.

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“We do not consider France’s policy in the South Caucasus effective. It is a harmful policy because it does not contribute in any way to advancing the peace agenda in the South Caucasus region,” noted Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

Hajiyev emphasized that France’s policy of militarization in the region poses a serious threat, particularly at a time when Azerbaijan and Armenia are engaged in normalization processes. He highlighted that France’s actions seriously undermine the normalization process in the light of the delimitation of borders on April 19, the previous joint statement by the two countries’ supreme bodies and the serious steps towards peace-oriented transformation of the South Caucasus region.

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The European External Action Service (EAAS) of the European Union (EU) has issued a joint press release on its website regarding the 5th EU-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.

“The fifth meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue was held on 13 June in Brussels.

The participants had an open and frank exchange on the state of the bilateral relations between the EU and Azerbaijan, as well as on topical foreign and security policy issues of mutual interest,” the press release said.

“The participants also touched upon the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as broader regional security issues. In this context, the importance of fostering regional stability and sustainable connectivity was mentioned. Azerbaijan underlined the bilateral nature of dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The EU stressed its continued support for the peace process, with a view to a secure, stable, peaceful and prosperous South Caucasus for the benefit of all people living in the region.

The role of Azerbaijan as a reliable and important energy partner and its importance in the further development of the Middle Corridor was highlighted.

The EU’s support for humanitarian demining and mine victim assistance in Azerbaijan was appreciated. It was stated that under the EU Team Europe Initiative and other programs, further assistance to Azerbaijan’s mine action program will continue. The Azerbaijani side also reiterated its interest in exploring possible cooperation with the EU under the European Peace Facility (EPF).

In conclusion of the meeting, the EU and Azerbaijan agreed to continue regular exchanges on foreign and security policy issues. They also underlined the importance of meaningful work on all relevant strands of bilateral cooperation under the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.

The meeting was co-chaired by Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the European External Action Service, and Hikmet Hajiyev, Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the press release added.

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Russian MFA: Western agenda in South Caucasus does not always correspond to interests of region’s countries  APA

Serj Tankian doesn’t ‘respect Imagine Dragons as human beings’ after Azerbaijan gig  The Independent

Turkish company plans to model earthquake risks in Azerbaijan  AzerNews.Az

The Turkish company “T-Rupt” plans to start the implementation of the earthquake risk modeling project in Azerbaijan in the near future.

Russia Accuses France of Provoking Armed Conflict in Caucasus – Asbarez.com  Asbarez Armenian News

Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, after years of pressure from opposition legislators and some members of the Iranian diaspora

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