Baku, Azerbaijan, April 26. A COP
international simulation conference has been held at Garabagh
University in Azerbaijan’s Khankendi, jointly organized by the
Youth Organization of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the
Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum
(ICYF-ERC), Trend
reports via the Foreign Ministry.
The opening ceremony of the international event, which brought
together 60 young delegates representing Azerbaijan’s leading
universities and foreign countries, was attended by Deputy Foreign
Minister of Azerbaijan and COP29 Chief Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev,
Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Science and Education Matin
Karimli, Rector of Garabagh University Shahin Bayramov, Chair of
the NAM Youth Organization and COP29 Youth Climate Champion Leyla
Hasanova, and Director of the ICYF Eurasian Regional Center Rafiq
Ismayilov.
The speakers highlighted the symbolic importance of holding the
first national event under Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency in
liberated Khankendi, hosted by Garabagh University, emphasized the
necessity of youth involvement in environmental protection and
global climate change efforts, and discussed the implementation
prospects of the decisions made at the COP29 summit held in Baku in
November 2024 and its contributions to the global ecological
agenda. Following the opening, Special Envoy of the Foreign
Ministry Elshad Iskandarov delivered a keynote lecture to the youth
on Azerbaijan’s initiatives at the intersection of peace and
climate, as well as the Baku Call for Climate and Peace Action
adopted during COP29.
He underlined the environmental destruction and widespread
landmine contamination experienced during the occupation of
Azerbaijani territories, emphasizing that the resolution of the
conflict has opened the way for protecting this uniquely valuable
natural region.
During the two-day event, young participants will be divided
into working groups to discuss the effectiveness of climate actions
taken in different countries, youth engagement in the process,
renewable energy, and the vision for a green world.
As part of the conference, it’s also planned to sign a
Memorandum of Understanding between the ICYF Eurasian Regional
Center and the NAM Youth Organization, as well as to adopt the
Khankendi Youth Pact.
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