Russia to participate in COP29 Parliamentary Conference

The Russian Federation would participate in both the COP29 and the Parliamentary Conference to take place on its margins at a high level, the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Yevdokimov said during the meeting with the Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (Parliament) Sahiba Gafarova, Report informs.

During the meeting, the preparations for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) were discussed, too.

The inadmissibility of the attempts at politicizing this important international event was pointed out. Azerbaijan's contributions to the resolution of global issues were praised highly as well.

The conversation included criticism of the biased documents concerning Azerbaijan and passed by the European Parliament; so were also the anti-Azerbaijani acts of this Organization.

Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova said that the steps taken by the European Parliament failed to adhere to the spirit of parliamentarism, adding that our country refuted categorically the lopsided and partial resolutions that distort reality. She underlined the need for objective opinions and a dialogue in relations between parliaments.