BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 5. Head of the
Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman
of the COP29 Organizing Committee Samir Nuriyev met with Director
General of the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) Eugene Zhukov, Trend reports.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on cooperation
between Azerbaijan and the Asian Development Bank and the process
of preparation for COP29.

Samir Nuriyev noted that this year marks the 25th anniversary of
Azerbaijan’s cooperation with the Asian Development Bank,
emphasizing that the country highly appreciates this cooperation.
He underlined the projects implemented in Azerbaijan in the
direction of the development of a green transition agenda.

Referring to the preparatory activities for CO29 under the
leadership of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,
Samir Nuriyev informed the interlocutor about the work carried out
by the country to organize this prestigious event at a high
level.

Congratulating Azerbaijan on its election as the party to host
COP29, Eugene Zhukov emphasized the work done by the COP29
chairmanship in a short period of time. He underlined that the
Asian Development Bank intends to closely cooperate with our
country in connection with COP29 and provide technical support.

Zhukov expressed satisfaction with the successes achieved by
Azerbaijan in the fields of economic diversification and green
transition and stressed that the Asian Development Bank is ready to
contribute to this process.

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