06 December 2024 16:48

On 6 December 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, delivered a speech at the III European Conference on Azerbaijani Studies in the city of Valletta, capital of the Republic of Malta.

During the speech, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke about Azerbaijan’s Presidency of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), our country’s initiatives in the fields of energy security and transport-communications, as well as the situation in the region in the post-conflict period.

It was highlighted that Azerbaijan attaches special importance to environmental protection and combating climate change. Along with dozens of initiatives and important events, it was noted that among the most significant achievements of our Presidency within the framework of COP29 were the adoption of the Baku Finance Goal, which increased the previous climate finance goal threefold to 300 billion dollars, the conclusion of negotiations on Article 6, which is a key part of the Paris Agreement, and ensuring the start of operation of the Loss and Damage Fund from next year.

Speaking about the 9 initiatives put forward by our country jointly with international partners and organizations in the field of combating climate change, the Minister stressed that there is broad interest in these initiatives and that numerous countries have joined them.

Along with this, the importance of the global initiatives announced within the framework of the Action Agenda of the COP29 Presidency in terms of emphasizing various aspects of climate change, including problems that remain outside attention, was emphasized.

Despite the systematic smear campaign conducted against our country under groundless claims and the pretext of being an “oil and gas country”, it was noted that COP29 was successfully implemented and made an important contribution to efforts to combat climate change.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also provided detailed information on our country’s renewable wind, water and solar energy potential and the works carried out in this direction in the liberated territories. The importance of strategic partnerships and projects signed between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, with the European Union, as well as with Georgia, Romania and Hungary, initiatives jointly with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and projects such as the green energy corridor that will connect the Caspian and Black Sea basins in relation to cooperation in the field of green energy was emphasized.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, speaking about the development of the Middle Corridor and the increase in the volume of goods passing through Azerbaijan, noted the importance of using opportunities in the field of transport and communications.

The Minister spoke about the discussions conducted within the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council, and existing problems and prospects within the framework of the Organization.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also provided the event participants with detailed information on the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period, large-scale restoration and construction works carried out in the liberated territories, efforts to combat the mine threat, measures to determine the fate of missing persons, as well as the Azerbaijan–Armenia normalization process.

Despite the progress achieved on the draft peace treaty, including the delimitation process, it was stated that the continuation of territorial claims against our country in the Constitution of Armenia poses a threat to the peace agenda.

Later, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov answered numerous questions from the event participants.