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Solomon Pavliashvili participates in a High-Level Dialogue on Climate Transparency in Baku.
Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku hosted the High-Level Dialogue: Advancing Climate Transparency through Universal Participation in the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF).
The High-Level Dialogue aims to augment global efforts on climate transparency, increase trust among parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), raise political awareness of climate change regarding accountability, and deepen cooperation among all stakeholders.Â
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In his remarks, Mr. Pavliashvili thanked the President of the United Nations Framework Convention (COP 29), the Secretariat, and international partners for their support in developing climate policy and reporting systems in Georgia.
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" On behalf of my country, I would like to express my profound gratitude to the COP29 Presidency, the Secretariat, and our international partners for their unwavering support in developing Georgia's climate change policy and reporting systems. Through our joint efforts, Georgia plans to submit its Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) ahead of schedule.
During this period, we have identified the strengths of our reporting systems, which we can share with our colleagues, and the weaknesses where we need additional support to improve the accuracy and completeness of our climate policy reporting," Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili noted.
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It is worth noting that the event featured the launch of the Global Climate Transparency Platform (BTP), aiming to provide dialogue among stakeholders and support the capacity-building efforts of developing countries in preparing and finalizing their BTRs.
Over 120 countries and officials of international organizations attended the event.