COP29: Baku sees continued arrival of world leaders and top

COP29: Baku sees continued arrival of world leaders and top executives - UPDATING

11:25 14 November 2024 Read: 1548

World leaders and prominent figures, including Croatian PM, Greek PM, Vice-President of Gabon, the IFC director, the President of the Government of Spain, Danish PM, Prime Minister of Egypt, the Secretary of State of the Holy See, the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Prime Minister of Eswatini, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, the President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, the Crown Prince of Jordan, the Prime Minister of Hungary, the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States, the Vice President of Brazil, the President of Togo, the Prime Minister of Czech Republic, the President of the World Bank Group, the Chief Executive Officer of BP, an Associate Partner at The European House - Ambrosetti S.p.A, EBRD President, FIFA President and Executive Director of International Energy Agency have arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in COP29, the 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference.

Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday to attend the Parliamentary meeting to be jointly organized by the IPU and Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Martin Chungong was welcomed by Soltan Mammadov, Member of Milli Majlis, along with other officials.

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Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, arrived in Azerbaijan on Wednesday to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Mikhail Mishustin was welcomed by Farid Ahmadov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Justice, along with other officials.

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Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 12 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Andrej Plenković was welcomed by Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, along with other officials.

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Greek Premier was welcomed by Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport, along with other officials.

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Joseph Owondault Berre, Vice-President of the Gabonese Republic, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 12 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Joseph Owondault Berre was welcomed by Farhad Hajiyev, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, along with other officials.

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Ding Xuexiang, Vice Premier of State Council of the People's Republic of China, arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Ding Xuexiang was welcomed by Hidayat Abdullayev, Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population, along with other officials.

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The President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President was welcomed by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Anar Kerimov and other officials.

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Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan on November 12 to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the guest was welcomed by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Vusal Nasirli and officials.

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President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan on November 12 to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), AzVision.az reports.

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the guest was welcomed by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Hidayat Abdullayev and officials.

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Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Makhtar Diop was welcomed by Azerbaijani officials.

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Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Pedro Sánchez was welcomed by Teymur Musayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Health, along with other officials.

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Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Mette Frederiksen was welcomed by Murad Huseynov, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Culture, along with other officials.

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Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Vugar Mustafayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Industry, along with other officials.

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was welcomed by Hasan Hasanli, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Science and Education, along with other officials.

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Jeremiah Koung, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Jeremiah Koung was welcomed by Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Agriculture, along with other officials.

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Russell Mmiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Agriculture, along with other officials.

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Nikos Christoudoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President was welcomed by Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Agriculture, along with other officials.

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Mohamed Younis Al-Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President was welcomed by Murad Huseynov, Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Culture, along with other officials.

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Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Jordanian Crown Prince was welcomed by Adil Karimli, Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture, along with other officials.

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Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, also 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Hungarian Prime Minister was welcomed by Sahil Babayev, Azerbaijan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population, along with other officials.

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Binali Yildirim, Chairman of Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Binali Yildirim was welcomed by Farid Gayibov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Cahit Bagci, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan, along with other officials.

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Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Geraldo Alckmin was welcomed by Teymur Musayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Health, Rashad Novruz, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Brazil, along with other officials.

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Faure Gnassingbe, President of the Republic of Togo, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Togolese President was welcomed by Teymur Musayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Health, along with other officials.

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Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Czech Premier was welcomed by Sahil Babayev, Azerbaijan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population, along with other officials.

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Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Ajay Banga was welcomed by Elchin Mirzayev, Head of Department of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with other officials.

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Alessandro Viviani, Associate Partner at The European House – Ambrosetti S.p.A, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Alessandro Viviani was welcomed by Elchin Mirzayev, Head of Department of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with other officials.

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Murray Auchincloss, bp Chief Executive Officer, 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, he was welcomed by Farid Gayibov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports, along with other officials.

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Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the EBRD President was welcomed by Ramin Rzayev, Head of the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, along with other officials.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino 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.

At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the FIFA President was welcomed by SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, along with other officials.

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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.