Armenia Submits Bid to Host COP34

Armenia has submitted its bid to host the COP34 climate conference in 2029.

Operativ Media reports that the country's Minister of Environment Ambarsum Matevosyan shared the news on his Facebook page.

He stated that he presented the candidacy to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Antalya.

Emphasizing Armenia's experience in organizing conferences and conducting multilateral negotiations, Matevosyan noted that hosting COP34 represents an opportunity to contribute to global climate action.

The minister also expressed readiness to cooperate with Eastern European Group countries and the Convention Secretariat in the upcoming stages of the bid process.