Putin or Mishustin may come to Baku for COP29 climate conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin or Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin may attend the UN climate conference COP29, which will be held in Baku November 11-22, said Ruslan Edelgeriev, the Russian president's aide and special representative on climate issues, Report informs via TASS.

"By presidential decree, I lead the Russian delegation. But this year, we hope that either the president or the prime minister - one of them will be there. Azerbaijan is a strategically important partner, and I would like, of course, for the status to be higher. Either the president or the prime minister should be at the opening, and then I would bring the main part of the negotiations to a logical conclusion," Edelgeriev added.