COP29 BAKU COP29 AND AZERBAIJAN’S CONTRIBUTION HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT PROMOTE CLIMATE AGENDA?
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The Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and the Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, co-organized a roundtable titled “The COP29 Summit: Navigating Climate Change, Peace, and Security” with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London. The roundtable was…
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AIR Center hosts event to discuss President Ilham Aliyev’s speech at Azerbaijan`s Milli Majlis
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COP29: Azerbaijan supports global peace
On 17 September, the COP29 Presidency announced the COP29 Presidency Initiatives as part of its “Action Agenda” to accelerate progress on climate action and supplement the formal negotiated COP agenda. The Action Agenda represents an ambitious effort by the COP29 Presidency to drive action across all climate pillars and covers a range of key priorities, such as…
India: Armenia’s Newfound Ally Against Azerbaijan
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