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BAKU, Nov 12 (KUNA) -- The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) has begun in the Azeri capital with participation of Representative of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
The Azerbaijan news agency (AZERTAC) said President Ilham Aliyev and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the conferees, including heads of states and government and officials of various levels.
The conference, due until November 22, aims at boosting cooperation at the global level to take tangible measures in fighting climatic change and attain objectives of the Paris treaty on the climate.
The Paris Agreement (also called the Paris Accords or Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 196 parties at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference near Paris.
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