Armenia has put forward its candidacy to host COP34, the 2029 United Nations climate change conference, Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan announced on Facebook.
Matevosyan said he presented the proposal during a meeting with Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), on the sidelines of COP31.
“I presented Armenia’s candidacy and readiness to host COP34 in 2029. I reviewed the outcomes of COP17 held in Yerevan, as well as the experience and achievements gained in organizing the conference and conducting multilateral negotiations,” the minister wrote.
He emphasized that hosting COP34 would also provide Armenia with an opportunity to contribute to global efforts to address climate change.
“In this context, I stressed the importance of fulfilling commitments on climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate finance, particularly highlighting the vulnerability and adaptation needs of mountainous countries,” Matevosyan said.
The minister also discussed the next steps in the candidacy process, reaffirming Armenia’s readiness for open and constructive cooperation with the member states of the Eastern European Group and the UNFCCC secretariat.
