ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 11. The Leaders’ Summit of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) was held on November 11 in Antalya, Türkiye, Trend's special correspondent reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva attended the event.
The head of state arrived at the Expo Center in Antalya to participate in the Summit.
President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed welcomed President Ilham Aliyev, as well as other heads of state and government, and leaders of delegations participating in the Summit.
Then, the participants of the Leaders' Summit posed for a group photo.
The Summit began with a cultural program.
Then, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered speeches.
In his speech, the Turkish President expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan and Brazil for sharing the experiences gained during their respective COP presidencies.
