Tanja Fajon: Azerbaijan hosted COP29 at high level

Azerbaijan organized the COP29 climate conference at a high level, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said at a joint press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku, Report informs.

According to her, Slovenia is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan in a number of areas, including science, education, tourism.

"A business forum is taking place in parallel, and, as already announced, some contracts have already been signed. We also discussed the use of space technologies, sustainable management of river basins and adaptation to climate change," Fajon noted.

The minister emphasized that both countries are exposed to climate risks.

"I congratulate Baku on the recent successful organization of the climate summit. However, we must remain engaged and ambitious to better withstand extreme weather events in the future," she added.