The Speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova, who is on a working visit in Geneva, Switzerland, met with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong, the press and public relations department of the Milli Majlis told APA.
During the meeting, cooperation issues between the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Inter-Parliamentary Union were reviewed. Martin Chungong appreciated Azerbaijan's high-level and active participation in the organization.
The discussions also covered the preparatory work for organizing the Parliamentary Meeting within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held in Baku this November. It was emphasized that the parliamentary meeting will provide significant support to the events held within COP29 through a parliamentary platform. Confidence was expressed that the conference will offer parliamentarians an opportunity to exchange views and present proposals and new ideas in the fight against climate change.