PM Shehbaz Sharif leaves for Turkiye to attend COP-31 Summit

LAHORE, Nov 10 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday departed for Turkiye to attend the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP-31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled to be held in Antalya from November 10 to 12.
Pakistan Peoples Party leader Senator Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and the Prime Minister’s Adviser Tariq Fatemi are accompanying the prime minister.
The prime minister will address the World Leaders’ Summit on November 11, urging the international community to take concrete and effective measures to address the growing threats
posed by climate change.
During his address, he will highlight Pakistan’s initiatives to promote solar energy, enhance renewable energy capacity and accelerate the transition towards clean and sustainable energy.
He will also emphasis the need for stable, adequate and easily accessible climate financing to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to cope with climate change impacts and achieve sustainable development goals.
During the visit, the prime minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with the Turkish leadership and other world leaders to discuss bilateral relations, matters of mutual interest, regional and global developments, and avenues for enhancing cooperation in various sectors.
Pakistan’s participation in the COP-31 World Leaders’ Summit reflects its strong commitment to the global climate change agenda and its resolve to work with the international community to address the climate crisis and mitigate its adverse impacts.