Azerbaijan Wins Regional Backing To Host COP29 Climate Summit
Azerbaijan is poised to host next year's COP29 climate change summit after winning backing from other Eastern European nations on Saturday.
The decision, which resolves months of geopolitical deadlock over where the next annual U.N. climate summit will be held, quickly drew focus to Azerbaijan's oil production and its human rights record.
With the rotating presidency of the summit shifting to Eastern Europe next year, nations from the region agreed during the ongoing COP28 summit in Dubai to back Baku's bid, the co-chairs of the group of countries said in a letter the U.N. climate change body on Saturday, seen by Reuters.
"We're very grateful to all countries, in particular to the Eastern European group and the [COP28 summit] host United Arab Emirates for their support," Azerbaijan's Ec...