Dr. Yunus to address COP29 conference today
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, will address the opening session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the Conference of the Parties-29 (COP29) today, Wednesday.
The chief adviser's press wing has informed that the chief adviser will address the opening session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 today between 1:30 pm and 3 pm Bangladesh time.
COP29 began on Monday in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Dr. Muhammad Yunus is currently in Baku on a four-day visit to attend the climate conference. He spent a busy time on the opening day of the conference on Tuesday.
According to a message received, the head of the interim government of Bangladesh, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, met at least 20 top leaders from different countries of the world and heads of international organizations.
Professor Yunus met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish First Lady at the World Leaders Summit at the COP29 venue. On the sidelines of the climate conference, he also met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He also met and greeted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maldives President Mohamed Mujibur Rahman, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Nepalese President Ramchandra Podel.
Among others, Professor Yunus met with the Prime Minister of Belgium, the President of Ghana, the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the President of Rwanda, the Prime Minister of Albania, the President of Montenegro, the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Vice Presidents of Brazil and Iran, the President of FIFA and the Director General of IOM.
In addition, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Ahmed Al-Tayeb met with Professor Yunus at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Baku on Tuesday morning. The chief adviser arrived in Baku on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at around 5:15 pm local time on Monday.