The Leaders’ Summit preceding the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) has begun in Yerevan, bringing together heads of state and government from several countries who have traveled to Armenia for the event.
Among the leaders who have arrived in the Armenian capital for the high-level international gathering are Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and leaders of other countries, Panorama.am reported.
The summit is being held at the Meridian Center in Yerevan, where Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres are welcoming the arriving high-ranking guests.
The opening ceremony of the Leaders’ Summit ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) took place on the evening of October 15 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan.
