Armenia's Minister of Environment, Hambardzum Matevosyan, met with Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference, the minister informed on Facebook.

"I presented Armenia's candidacy and readiness to host COP34 in 2029. I reflected on the results of COP17 held in Yerevan and the experience and successes gained during the organizing of the conference and holding of multilateral negotiations.

I emphasized that our [i.e. Armenia’s] initiative to host COP34 is also an opportunity to contribute to global climate action. In this context, I attached importance to implementing commitments on climate change mitigation, adaptation and climate finance, highlighting the vulnerability and adaptation needs of mountainous countries.

I reflected on the further steps of the candidacy process, reaffirming our readiness for open and constructive cooperation with the member countries of the Eastern European Group [of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change] and the convention secretariat," the Armenian minister of environment added.