FIJI’S Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has accepted the invitation of the Chilean government to join and assist them in its presidency of COP25.
Prime Minister Bainimarama had held bilateral talks with incoming Chilean COP25 President Carolina Schmidt in New York this week at the margins of a High-Level Climate Summit preparatory meeting.
Ms Schmidt had invited the COP23 president at this meet to join her team and help make their climate talks a success.
“Please be assured that I share your commitment in making COP25 a success. We stand ready to assist in any way we can,” PM Bainimarama said, as he accepted invitation.
Ms Schmidt acknowledged the important role Fiji played in pressing for deeper emissions and finance ambition trough the talanoa dialogue process.
“I see Fiji as playing an important role in urging all countries to step up practical action towards the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement,” she was quoted saying in a Government statement issued today.
The two leaders also spoke about raising the profile of oceans in the climate change negotiations space and they have agreed to focus strong attention in bringing the issue of oceans into the climate action agenda.
This year’s annual COP25 climate change talks will take place from December 2–13, 2019, in Santiago, Chile.
COP25 will be the last UN climate conference before the Paris Agreement enters into force in 2020.
