Baku: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the Opening Session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the Conference of the Parties-29 (COP29), today. ‘The Chief Adviser will deliver his speech at the Opening Session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 expectedly between 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm (Bangladesh time) today,’ the chief adviser’s press wing said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the COP29 began in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, yesterday. Prof Yunus is on a four-day tour to Baku to participate in the climate conference. On the opening day, he had a busy schedule meeting numerous world leaders and heads of international agencies.
The Bangladesh interim government chief and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate held discussions with at least 20 top leaders from different countries at the COP29 venue. Among them, Prof Yunus met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish First Lady. He also met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahiyan on the si
delines of the summit.
Additionally, the Chief Adviser interacted with Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohamed Muizzu, the President of the Maldives, Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, and Ramchandra Paudel, the President of Nepal. Other notable meetings included the Prime Minister of Belgium, President of Ghana, Prime Minister of Bosnia Herzegovina, President of Rwanda, Prime Minister of Albania, President of Montenegro, Prime Minister of Barbados, Vice Presidents of Brazil and Iran, President of FIFA, and Director General of IOM.
Furthermore, Ahmed Eltayeb, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Al Sharif, visited Prof Yunus at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Baku yesterday morning. The Chief Adviser arrived in Baku by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 5:15 pm on Monday.