Armenian Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan met with Fiji’s Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change, Lynda Tabuya, and Permanent Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Sivendra Michael during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey.
The officials discussed climate change, biodiversity conservation and opportunities for further cooperation, the Armenian minister announced on Facebook.
Matevosyan said the discussions also addressed the outcomes of COP17 and international efforts to conserve biodiversity. He particularly praised Fiji’s participation in the conference.
“Our Fijian counterparts highly appreciated the organization and hosting of COP17 in Armenia, as well as the decisions adopted, particularly the ‘Yerevan Pathway,’ for their contribution to accelerating the implementation of global biodiversity conservation goals.
“We discussed opportunities to continue cooperation on biodiversity conservation and combating climate change. I emphasized our readiness to continue working together to implement the decisions adopted in Yerevan.
“We also addressed adaptation to the impacts of climate change and strengthening ecosystem resilience. I stressed the need to advance climate and biodiversity objectives in an interconnected manner through financing, capacity building and access to technology.
“I highlighted the importance of strengthening synergies among the three United Nations conventions on climate change, biodiversity and combating desertification by coordinating actions under these conventions and ensuring that they complement one another,” the minister wrote.
