“Issues of the Caspian Sea are among the primary focus areas on Azerbaijan’s agenda at COP31.”

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Sea-news.az reports citing Report news agency, that Mukhtar Babayev, the Representative of the President of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues, made these remarks while answering journalists’ questions at the Azerbaijan Pavilion established within COP31.

He stated that the shrinking of the Caspian Sea represents one of the most complex environmental challenges:

“We will bring this issue to the international agenda both within events held at our pavilion and across other global venues. We will strive to increase the engagement and interest of international organizations and global financial institutions in addressing this critical concern.”