Azerbaijan president invites World Leaders to Climate Action Summit 

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, has invited Heads of State and Government (HoS/G) to participate in the World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS), on Tuesday, 12 and Wednesday, 13 November 2024, when the first part of the High-Level Segment (HLS) for HoS/G will also take place.

The invitation to the WLCAS in the Republic of Azerbaijan during COP 29 signifies the importance for World Leaders to engage and enhance ambition and enable action to reduce emissions, adapt to climate change, and address loss and damage, to implement and transform key climate related decisions into concrete actions and credible plans to tackle climate change.

The formal opening plenary of the twenty-ninth session of the Conference of the Parties, the nineteenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Paris Agreement (COP 29/CMP 19/CMA 6), also referred to as the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2024 will begin at 10:00 am on Monday, 11 November 2024 at the Baku Stadium in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan

The formal opening of the Summit will be held on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 in the main plenary of the conference premises.

After the formal opening of the Summit, led by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Tuesday, 12 November 2024, the programme of events for the participation of HoS/G on Tuesday,
12 and Wednesday, 13 November 2024, will include the delivery of National Statements, COP 29 Host Country High-Level Events, and a limited number of High-Level Party Events (HLPE) organised by other World Leaders.