Doha: Qatar participated in COP 27 conference with a delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
The Deputy Prime Minister confirmed that Qatar is committed to boosting the cooperation with its international partners in countering the challenges posed by climate change and its repercussions on the world.
The Deputy Prime Minister tweeted that he was pleased to participate in the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) hosted in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that he is happy to participate in the climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh to underscore Qatar’s keenness on the importance of cooperation with Qatar’s international partners in curbing the challenges posed by the climate change and its repercussions on the world.
He offered his sincere thanks to Egypt for hosting the summit, adding that Qatar aspires to further cooperation in securing a sustainable future for the world.
He also participated in the ceremony of launching the second edition of the Middle East Green Initiative Summit 2022 that was organised on the sidelines of the conference. It gathered a host of state and government leaders, decision-makers and representatives of regional and international organisations concerned with the environment and climate affairs with the objective of fostering the regional climate commitments that were announced in the
inaugural edition of the summit last year.
During its participation in COP 27, Qatar discussed its accomplishments in the climate field, especially with respect to the sustainable development plan of Qatar that works on multi-faceted themes with the objective of striking a balance between the economic and social development, as well as introducing the Qatari projects that conserve the environment.
Qatar places great importance on the climate change issue, and this was demonstrated through hosting one of the important stations for the climate change negotiations in 2012 represented in the 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18).
