COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, concluded with Azerbaijan playing
an active diplomatic role following its presidency of COP29.
Azernews reports that a high-level Azerbaijani delegation, led by
Parliamentary Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, attended the Leaders’
Summit, where she delivered the country’s statement and met with
several international counterparts.
During the opening of the conference, Azerbaijan formally handed
over the COP presidency to Brazil. Mukhtar Babayev, who chaired
COP29, highlighted last year’s achievements in Baku and took part
in numerous events throughout the summit.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry delegation was deeply involved in
climate negotiations, including two major decisions entrusted
directly to Baku. Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin
Rafiyev, alongside his Brazilian counterpart, mediated complex
talks between Türkiye and Australia over the right to host COP31.
After nearly two weeks of intensive discussions, Türkiye was
selected as the next host.
Azerbaijan was also appointed — jointly with Norway — to lead
negotiations on the Paris Agreement’s Global Stocktake, a key
component of global climate accountability. Both countries
submitted final recommendations to Brazil, aiding progress on the
adopted documents.
Beyond negotiations, Azerbaijan organised events on peace and
migration, water, health, urban climate policy, and transparency,
while also co-hosting sessions on renewable energy, hydrogen, and
agriculture.
Azerbaijan and Brazil additionally unveiled the “Roadmap from
Baku to Belém,” outlining steps to increase global climate finance
to USD 1.3 trillion, consistent with the Baku Financial Goal agreed
at COP29.