US EditionTurkey proposed joint leadership for COP31 to end hosting standoff with Australia, sources say
Turkey and Australia remain deadlocked over COP31 hosting despite talks, with Turkey ready to host alone if no joint presidency is agreed, officials said.
- Turkey wants to independently host the 2026 UN climate change conference if consensus with Australia on joint leadership cannot be reached.
- Australia and Turkey are locked in a stalemate over hosting COP31, as the host is selected by consensus and neither has withdrawn its bid.
- Turkey proposed sharing high-level meetings and joint presidency management to Australia, but Australia rejected the proposal citing UN rules against co-presidency.
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Turkey proposed joint leadership for COP31 to end hosting standoff with Australia, sources say
Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's U.N. climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources said.
Turkey Proposed Joint Leadership for COP31 to End Hosting Standoff With Australia, Sources Say
Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is prepared to do so independently if consensus on co-presidency cannot be reached, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday.
There will be no progress in the conflict over COP31 next year. If there is no agreement with Australia, Turkey could organise the conference on its own.
"Turkey continues to defend a model of co-presidency as a way of strengthening multilateralism, but is prepared to welcome the conference if it does not reach a consensus," said a Turkish diplomatic source to the France Presse Agency (AFP). Australia and Turkey are in an impact on the organization of the 31st United Nations Conference on Climate Change. The host country must be chosen by consensus. If they do not reach agreement, the summit will…
Ankara proposes joint leadership for COP31 as talks stall
Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year’s UN climate summit with Australia, although no agreement has been reached and the dispute over who will host the event remains unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources have said. Both Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31, and neither has withdrawn. The stalemate has created an unusual […] The post Ankara proposes joint leadership for COP31 as talks stall appeared first on Libyan E…
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