The Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity, under the motto “Leaders' for Nature,” is being held in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Friday, amid Armenia’s chairmanship of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

The summit will bring together heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, world-renowned scientists, prominent cultural figures, representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as other key stakeholders.

The event will serve as a political platform for COP17, setting strategic direction, raising ambition, and mobilizing coordinated global action to protect life on Earth.

The event will be attended by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Sadyr Japarov, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, as well as leaders of several other countries and organizations.