Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in Antalya on a working visit to attend events at the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31). The press service of the President of Uzbekistan reported this.
The head of state arrived in Türkiye on 10 November at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accompanied by his wife. He was welcomed at the international airport by Binali Yıldırım, Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organisation of Turkic States, and Turkish officials.
On 11 November, Mirziyoyev will take part in the plenary session of the climate conference and deliver an address. Bilateral meetings and talks are also scheduled.
The summit will bring together heads of state and government, leaders of international organisations and financial institutions, and high-level delegations.
The COP31 agenda includes implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, responses to environmental challenges and expanded international cooperation on green development.
Uzbekistan joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1993 and became a party to the Paris Agreement in 2018.
