BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. As the chair
country at COP31, Türkiye intends to strengthen previously reached
agreements, Türkiye's Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and
Climate Change, Murat Kurum, said, Trend reports.
He made the remark during the 13th Global Baku Forum on
"Bridging Divides in a World in Transition."
"Since 1992, despite all the global challenges, significant
progress has been made in the process of holding conferences of the
parties. Of course, this process was renewed with the adoption of
the Paris Agreement, and it remains extremely valuable. All the
decisions taken to date are of great importance. All the processes
supported by previous COP presidents are important to us. As the
presiding country at COP31, we intend to consolidate the agreements
reached earlier and reinforce all the steps taken in the past. We
will do our utmost in this direction," the minister stressed.
According to him, Türkiye also hopes to make many initiatives
feasible within the framework of COP31 so that funding is reflected
in specific projects on the ground.
“Thus, COP31, from this point of view, will not be just a
conference, but a process of action where decisions will be
generated,” he said.
Kurum noted that events should not turn into endless
negotiations, because it is time to move from discussion to
implementation.
"The climate crisis is far from the only common problem we face
today. We need to strengthen global cooperation on all fronts, as
it's facing some serious tests and challenges. In this situation,
multidimensional and multilateral solutions are no longer an option
— they're a must for all of us. That's why it's so important that
we're here today having these discussions," the minister added.
