Day: November 11, 2024

1. Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan  The Washington Post
2. COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?  Al Jazeera English
3. Why Is COP29 Being Held in Baku, Azerbaijan?  The New York Times

1. Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan  The Washington Post
2. Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan  The Guardian
3. Why Is COP29 Being Held in Baku, Azerbaijan?  The New York Times

1. Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan  The Washington Post
2. Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan  The Guardian
3. US Election Darkens the Door of COP29 as It Opens This Week in Azerbaijan  InsideClimate News

Tensions flared up in occupied Abkhazia after the local security services reportedly arrested five opposition figures. Local social media channels broadcast scenes of tense confrontations in front of the security service headquarters. There are unconfirmed reports of military vehicles entering Sokhumi.

The escalation is apparently linked to the public debate held in the town of Gudauta concerning the controversial package of legislation that would legalize Russian “investments” and ownership of land and property. Opponents of Aslan Bzhania, a Russia-backed de-facto leader, are firmly against such a move and announced a big rally on November 15. Bzhania, under considerable pressure from Moscow, has been defending the need to fulfill Sokhumi’s “obligations” to Moscow.

Irked by Sokhumi’s reticence to implement the deals, Moscow announced its decision to drastically cut funding to the occupied province in September.

The latest reports say locals are blocking the bridges in Gudauta and Kodori, demanding the release of the arrested persons.

Read also:

• 04/09/24 – Kremlin Suspends Funding of Occupied Abkhazia
• 30/08/2024 – Russia Threatens Occupied Abkhazia with Funding Cuts and Citizenship Revocation, Demands “Fulfillment of Obligations”
• 15/08/2024 – Russian Deputy Minister for Economic Development: “Harmonization of Legislation” Between Moscow and Occupied Abkhazia “Mostly Complete”

1. Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan  The Washington Post
2. COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?  Al Jazeera English
3. COP29 occurs in Azerbaijan as world falls short of climate goals  CBS News

Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 11 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, arrived in Azerbaijan on Monday to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 11 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 11 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.