The Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity, within the framework of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, is kicking off Friday at the Meridian Expo Center in Yerevan.

The attending leaders are welcomed by Armenia’s Minister of Environment, Hambardzum Matevosyan.

Armenian News-NEWS.am’s video shows Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan Police Chief Kamo Tsutsulyan, Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman Artur Nahapetyan, and several other officials also in the corridor.

The opening ceremony of the Leaders’ Summit was held Thursday at Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex.