UNGA chief says important to witness Azerbaijan's 'green transformation'

Being a big producer and exporter of fossil fuels, Azerbaijan has joined the supporters of 'green' energy and 'green' growth, President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Kőrösi said speaking at the Summit-level Meeting of Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19, which is taking place in Baku on March 2.

He said the gradual 'taming' of COVID gave an opportunity to direct efforts to environmentally safe and socially just energy transition following the pandemic.

He said it was especially important for him to witness such a transformation in Azerbaijan, a big producer and exporter of fossil fuels that joined the supporters of 'green' energy and green growth.

Speaking about the green transformation, Kőrösi also stressed the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals in which it also occupies an essential place.