Teymur Musayev: Azerbaijan is ready to cooperate with all parties to achieve the climate goal

Azerbaijan is ready to closely cooperate with Turkey and all parties to achieve the common climate goal, building on the legacy of COP29 in Baku.

As Report's correspondent reports from Antalya, this was stated by Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Teymur Musayev, speaking at a high-level session within the framework of COP31.

According to him, Azerbaijan maintains its unwavering commitment to multilateral cooperation, strengthening ties between countries, building trust, and advancing collective solutions, especially at a time when international cooperation and the multilateral system face growing challenges.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that recent climate disasters serve as a reminder that climate change is already affecting people's livelihoods.

"Therefore, adaptation to climate change and building resilience require sufficient financing, technology transfer, and capacity building, especially in developing countries that have already undertaken corresponding commitments. Now we must ensure their implementation," he noted.

Musayev stressed that "we cannot continue calling for greater ambition in climate goals" while existing commitments remain unfulfilled.

In his view, this could lead to further erosion of trust in the multilateral climate process.

"Therefore, our priority must be the practical implementation of agreements, particularly the full fulfillment of commitments under the Baku Climate Finance. Climate financing must be accessible, predictable, and sufficient for developing countries. In this regard, Turkey's COP31 presidency provides an important opportunity to move from commitments to their practical implementation," the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan said.