CA to address World Leaders Action Summit at COP29 tomorrow

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), tomorrow.
 
“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) tomorrow,” the chief adviser’s press wing said.
 
Yesterday, the COP29 got underway in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Professor Yunus is now attending the climate meeting in Baku for a four-day visit.

Additionally, it was a hectic day for Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus at the COP29 inauguration in Baku.

The 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate and the president of Bangladesh’s interim administration met with at least 20 world leaders and heads of international institutions, according to a message received here.

Professor Yunus met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish First Lady at the COP29 world leaders’ summit.
 
He met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahiyan on the sidelines of the global climate summit too. 
 
Also, the Chief Adviser met and greeted 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.

Among others, Prof Yunus met 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.
 
In addition, Prof. Yunus was visited by Ahmed Eltayeb, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Al Sharif, this morning at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Baku.

The Chief Adviser landed in Baku yesterday (Monday) at approximately 5:15 p.m. local time on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.