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Leyla Aliyeva mentioned that the 2014 Caucasus Biodiversity Summit drew attention to issues of ecological balance and fauna protection in the South Caucasus. According to her, thanks to the measures taken, the leopard population in Azerbaijan has reached 23 individuals in recent years.

Event participants were informed that some animal species, including the Caspian tiger and Asiatic lion, which are now extinct, used to inhabit the South Caucasus, especially Azerbaijan.

Then, the event participants were informed about the rich nature of the South Caucasus and several species of animals characteristic of this region that have already gone extinct.

Peace in the South Caucasus is closer today than ever before, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

However, thanks to Azerbaijan's influential diplomacy and economic ties in the South Caucasus, France failed to achieve its desired outcome," the author states.

"In the context of ensuring stability in the South Caucasus, the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan was discussed.

They further discussed the importance of a dignified and durable peace in the South Caucasus," reads a statement by US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller.

The World Bank is ready to provide support to mitigate these consequences and enhance the potential of the Caspian states, Rolande Pryce, the World Bank regional director for the South Caucasus, said at a COP29 event addressing the Caspian Sea's swallowing, Report informs.

Our projects in Central Asia and South Caucasus reflect this, our commitment. In Kazakhstan, we lead financing in wind power. In Tajikistan, we focus on hydropower and in Uzbekistan, we partner with our Middle Eastern clients on the region’s largest solar portfolio so far.

Armenia's participation in COP29 could have been a useful opportunity for cooperation in the South Caucasus region, including joint discussion of important issues like climate change.