Azerbaijan, OPEC mull reducing environmental damage in traditional energy sector

Azerbaijan's Prime Minister Ali Asadov met with Abdulhamid Al-Khalifa, President of the OPEC Fund for International Development, Report informs, citing the Cabinet of Ministers

The meeting emphasized that COP29 was organized at a high level in Baku.

It was noted that despite being an oil-exporting country, Azerbaijan had declared green transition as a priority area long before the COP29 presidency and made significant contributions to the fight against climate change.

During the conversation, issues related to reducing environmental damage in the traditional energy sector were discussed.